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Police are working to identify a person found deceased in the water at Arkles Bay this morning.
Police were alerted at 6.50am by a member of the public. The person has been recovered from the water and work is now under way to identify them and establish the circumstances of their death. At this stage no further information is available.
Ngāti Manuhiri kaumatua Carmen Hetaraka attended the scene around midday to conduct awhakawātea and put in a place a rāhui which will run for three days from 12pm Sunday to 12pm Wednesday.
They requested that people respect the rāhui and do not conduct water activities, or gather fish and shellfish at Arkles Bay during this time.
Hibiscus Matters will update this story as more information becomes available.
