Taupo hunter charged over death

A 50-year-old Taupo man has been charged with careless use of a firearm causing death.

Bernard Lee is due to appear in the Taupo District Court next month.

His hunting mate of 30 years, William Gillies, 55, was killed while deerstalking in the Pureora Forest 15km west of Lake Taupo on April 2.