Wellington unexplained death: Car towed from Northland property as forensic teams continue examination

• A car was towed from a Northland property in Wellington after a man’s body was found.
• Police are treating the death as unexplained, with forensic teams examining the scene.
• It was the third sudden death reported in Wellington yesterday, including two in Roseneath.

A car has been towed from the scene of an unexplained death in the Wellington suburb of Northland as forensic teams comb for items on the front lawn.

Several police officers were stationed outside the property on Albemarle Rd this afternoon after a man’s body was found at the house yesterday.

The lawn leading to the property has been cordoned off with orange cones as forensic staff examine items.

The car was removed from the scene around 3pm, the same time parents were collecting their children from nearby Northland Kindergarten.

Some parents walking past expressed concern about the police activity, unsure about what had occurred and whether the death was suspicious or not.

Police say the investigation team have been conducting enquiries door-to-door in the Northland area and speaking to witnesses and people known to the victim.

Police advised residents that a scene guard will remain in place at the property over the coming days.

The car was removed from the scene around 3pm, the same time parents were collecting their children from nearby Northland Kindergarten. Photo / Katrina Bennett

Police officers at the scene refused to comment to the Herald, directing all inquiries to the police media team.

A spokesperson earlier confirmed the death was still being treated as unexplained.

Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard said a scene examination was under way.

Wellington police are at the scene on Albemarle Rd, in the suburb of Northland, where a man was found dead outside a property. Photo / RNZ

Third unexplained death in Wellington

It was the third sudden death to be reported in Wellington yesterday.

Two people at a residential property in Roseneath were found dead after a concerned family member asked police to carry out a welfare check.

Heather McRobbie from Childspace said up to eight officers were at the property yesterday when she left work about 4pm.

“I saw a lot of police people up and down the street, and there was a forensics van apparently, detectives ... the police said that we were safe, so I guess I’ll take their word for it,” McRobbie said.

She said she also saw police officers in blue forensics suits and a white tent on the property.

“I was thinking, it looks like something bad has happened,” McRobbie said.

- Additional reporting by RNZ