Police are examining a block of flats in Wanganui where an elderly man's body was found this morning.
A homicide investigation has been launched after the body was found about 8.30am on Campbell St.
A resident of nearby Ingestre St, who did not want to be identified, said a cordon remained in place outside a block of three or four flats and police had been going in and out all day.
She said she heard a loud bang coming from the flats as she was trying to get to sleep last night.
"It sounded quite near, like wood banging on something, just an upsetting noise because I got up to see if I could see anything but I couldn't,'' she said.
