Police are investigating the deaths of two babies in Hawke's Bay in recent weeks, while a five-week-old baby boy from Waipukurau is in critical condition.
Police said this afternoon that on October 21, a 2-month-old baby girl died in Flaxmere. On November 5 an 8-month-old baby girl died in Hastings.
Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Greig said both deaths were sudden and occurred in circumstances that required a police investigation.
"We can't elaborate further on the circumstances of either death. We are awaiting the final post-mortem results and are not in a position to comment further at this point,'' Mr Greig said.
In another incident, police are investigating how a 5-week-old baby boy from Waipukurau suffered multiple injuries.