A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of Bridget Simmonds' body, more than a year after she went missing.
Ms Simmonds' remains were found by police while excavating a Whangārei property on June 11.
Police say the 57-year-old man is due to appear in the Whangārei District Court via audio visual link this afternoon.
Detective Senior Sergeant John Clayton says it marks the end the investigation.
Human remains were found last night at a rural Northland property, and a man has been arrested. (Source: Other)
He says he hopes it can bring Ms Simmonds' family some degree of closure after what has been an incredibly difficult past year for them.
As the case is before the courts, police say they are unable to comment further.
Ms Simmonds was 43 years old when she disappeared last year. She was last seen alive in February after her mother dropped her at a supermarket in Whangārei.
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