Police investigating the murder of a man found lying unconscious on a Wellington street have made an arrest.
Bruce Coker, 49, died last Tuesday after suffering a fatal head injury.
He was found lying unconscious in Rossiter St, Linden, Tawa, on the evening of Saturday, December 20.
Police arrested Chance Slade Rameka, 21, yesterday afernoon after naming him as a person of interest earlier this week.
Rameka was arrested for his outstanding warrants issued by the Gisborne District Court and the Porirua District Court, and is due to appear in the Porirua District Court on Tuesday.
Police were appreciative to the members of the public who provided useful information towards locating Rameka, Mr van den Heuvel said.