Police have launched a homicide investigation into a man’s death after a fight in Taranaki overnight.
Emergency services were called at 12.46am after reports of a person being seriously injured following an altercation at a Strange St address in Waitara.
Detective Inspector Brent Matuku said the man was transported to hospital in a critical condition, but later died from his injuries.
“Cordons have been put in place and a scene examination will be carried out over the following days.”