From Sean Ellinson:
Notice of Rahui. Tena koutou katoa i roto i nga tini ahuatanga o te wa. As a body was discovered washed up on the rocks at Whale Bay yesterday (Saturday 9th) , a rahui has been placed on the area from Tirohanga (outside Indicators) to the rocks in front of the Calvert Road subdivision in Whale Bay. No fishing, no collection of kaimoana. The Rahui will be lifted on Thursday. Thank you for your understanding.
Police were called to the scene at Whale Bay at 12.45pm on Saturday 9th January, after the body was discovered.
Work is under way to establish the person’s identity and this process was expected to take some time, police said in a statement. “Police can confirm that at this stage there are no indications the death is suspicious.”