Wanganui police have launched a homicide inquiry after a man died in the city last night.
Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Kirby said the 25-year-old Wanganui man died after being taken from a house in suburban Gonville to to Wanganui Hospital late last night.
Police had received a report of a disturbance at the property about 11.40pm and upon arriving were told someone had been taken to hospital.
"At the hospital, it was confirmed that a 25-year-old man had been brought to the hospital by a small group of people who had then left the hospital. The man died shortly after arriving at the hospital,'' Mr Kirby said.
About 15 people were socialising at the Gonville house during the day, including the dead man.