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Update: Homicide investigation, Waikanae Beach

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A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder over the death of a man in Waikanae Beach last night.

Police responded to an address on Napier Grove around 4:20pm, where a man was seriously injured following an altercation.

Despite receiving urgent medical attention, he died at the scene a short time later.

The scene examination will continue today. A post-mortem is expected to be carried out tomorrow.

The man was due to appear in the Porirua District Court today.

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