A 32-year-old man is appearing on a murder charge after a man died in Palmerston North Hospital yesterday.
Police have launched a homicide investigation following an incident where the man suffered serious injuries in an incident on Rugby St, Awapuni, late yesterday morning.
The 34-year-old man later died in hospital.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder.
Police say the man is due to appear in the Palmerston North District Court today.