• Police release name of man who died in Flaxmere over the weekend.

Police release name of man who died in Flaxmere over the weekend.

Police can now name the man who died in Flaxmere early on Sunday 2 August.

He was Stacey Owen Waaka, aged 39.

Enquiries into Mr Waaka's death are ongoing and a post mortem has now been completed.

A formal ruling on the cause of death is a matter for the Coroner, however Police have stated that "the provisional post mortem results support the initial indications that Mr Waaka's death was the result of a medical event."

Police are continuing to ensure the appropriate support is available for Mr Waaka's whanau at this difficult time.

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