A homicide investigation has been launched after the "suspicious" death of a man whose body was found in a secluded area of a Tauranga park.
Police said the man's body was found in Wharepai Domain at around 2pm on Saturday, February 14.
Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown said a post-mortem found the man's death was "suspicious".
"We are now working to establish what happened and identify who was involved.
“An examination of the scene has now been completed."
Flowerdew-Brown said police wanted to hear from anyone with information that could assist with the investigation.
“We ask people to contact us if they saw unusual or suspicious behaviour around the Wharepai Domain prior to 2pm on Saturday.”
Those who could help were asked to call police on 105.
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