Police have charged a man over a duck shooting death near Auckland in May.
Eric Phillip Bright, 53, was killed by a single gunshot wound while duck shooting with a group of friends on the Bright family farm near Waiuku on May 7.
Counties Manukau Police have now charged a57 year-old man with careless use of a firearm causing death.
He will appear in the Pukekohe District Court on October 5.
Detective Senior Sergeant Al Symonds said "The charge comes after an exhaustive Police investigation which included extensive forensic testing.
