A body discovered in a forest area close to State Highway 38 near Murupara has been formally identified as 51-year-old Michelle Hoffman-Tamm from Rotorua.
Police are continuing to investigate a Rotorua address after completing scene examinations of an area of highway and a landfill.
Hoffman-Tamm's body was discovered in an area of forest near State Highway 38, 10km from Murupara, yesterday afternoon.
Information connected to Hoffman-Tamm's disappearance that led to the search of the patch of forest.
A 44-year old woman appeared in Rotorua District Court yesterday charged with assaulting Ms Hoffman-Tamm, who went missing 17 days ago.