Police investigating man’s unexplained death at Hastings motel

Police descended on a motel in Hastings on Tuesday. Photo / Paul Taylor

Police say the death of a man in a Hastings motel on Tuesday afternoon remains unexplained.

Police rushed to the Karamu Rd North motel after receiving reports of an incident about 3.05pm.

A police spokesman said the death remained unexplained on Wednesday morning.

“Police are awaiting results of a post-mortem and inquiries at the scene are ongoing,” the spokesman said.

Staff said that CIB staff were present at the scene on Tuesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, police could be seen on a landing outside an upstairs unit at the Magpie, a motel between Tudor Ave and Mayfair Ave. Hato Hone St John Ambulance Service officers were also in attendance.

About seven police officers were in or outside the unit and others were outside the building at ground level, but some left the area after a short while.

St John said in a statement the service had responded with one rapid response vehicle and one operations manager, but referred inquiries otherwise to police.