Police can now release the name of the man who died after being assaulted on Arthur Crescent in Taupō last night.

He was George Christopher Cross, aged 37, from Taupō.

A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder and will appear in Rotorua District Court on Saturday 3 April 2021.

As the matter is now before the Court, no further comment can be made.

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