Ruakākā death not suspicious, police say

A death previously described as unexplained in Northland is not being treated as suspicious and appears to be the result of a medical event, police say.

An investigation was launched into the circumstances of the death on Monday after a body was found on Karawai St, Ruakākā, around 1.19pm.

At the time police said the death was being treated as unexplained.

The death marks another in a spate of incidents in recent years at the coastal settlement of Ruakākā.

A body which was later named Northlander Teina Pickering was found on Peter Snell Rd in October last year, and a woman was also charged with the deaths of two children on the same road earlier that year in May.

Brodie Stone is an education and general news reporter at the Advocate. Brodie has spent most of her life in Whangārei and is passionate about delving into issues that matter to Northlanders and beyond.