"Police are speaking with two people in relation to the death and are not looking for anyone else at this stage.
"One of them, a 61-year-old man, has been charged with assault with intent to injure, and will be appearing in Hastings District Court tomorrow."
A woman, who did not wish to be named, lives in the neighboring property and said they heard "yelling and screaming" before emergency services were called.
She said they realised it was serious only when police knocked on their door at about 8pm last night to say a "man had been found injured next door".
Another resident, who did not want to be publicly identified said the tight-knit community was in shock by the what had happened.
"Nobody is very clear about what he was doing here or who he was."
