Please attribute to Detective Inspector Lewis Warner:
Tauranga Police have launched a homicide investigation after a body was found in suspicious circumstances.
Police received a report of a body in the water below McLaren Falls Bridge on McLaren Falls Road about 11.30am yesterday (Friday 13 July).
The body has not yet been identified and a forensic post mortem will take place today.
The investigation is in its early stages and Police would like to hear from anyone who saw suspicious activity on McLaren Falls Road yesterday.
Information can be provided to Tauranga Police on 07 577 4300, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Further details will be released when they become available.
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Issued by Police Media Centre