Death Following Water-Related Incident, Rotorua
Monday, 19 January 2026, 8:06 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police
A man has died after a water-related incident in Rotorua
late last night.
Emergency services were called to a
geothermal area on Tukiterangi Street, Whakarewarewa, about
9.40pm, where a man had been pulled from the water
unconscious.
Sadly he was unable to be
revived.
His death will be referred to the
Coroner.
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