Body discovery at Wairau Bar in Marlborough prompts police inquiry, rāhui in place

Police have recovered the body of a person from the water at Marlborough’s Wairau Bar.

A member of the public discovered the body in the water off Wairau Bar Rd in Spring Creek yesterday afternoon, around 3.50pm.

A police spokesperson said a formal identification process is under way and may take some time.

Inquiries into the matter are ongoing and police were unable to provide any further comment at this stage.

Local iwi Ngāti Rārua, Ngati Toarangatira and Rangitāne met this morning to lay a rāhui at Wairau Bar for five days.