A man police were seeking after the death of a man in a house fire in Tikipunga has come forward and been eliminated from the inquiry.
On April 29, emergency services were called to a Northland address on Thomas St at 3.09 am, after a fire started in a car and spread to the house.
Hoani Reupena-Tuoro, 61, was found with critical injuries but died at the scene.
Police say the fire was arson and they have commenced a homicide investigation.
On Thursday , police released a snapshot of a person who was captured on CCTV near the crime scene. The man with tattoos was in the Te Kura Kaupapa school at the rear of the property that was set alight.