13 Oct 2014

Man found dead in Meremere house

12:52 pm on 13 October 2014

A 49-year-old man was found dead at a house in the Waikato town of Meremere early this morning.

Acting Detective Inspector Mark Greene said St John Ambulance officers responded to a call to a property in Herewini Street just before 6am but found the man dead.

The police were called and the property cordoned off.

An investigation has been launched to piece together the events leading up to the man's death, Mr Greene said.