One dead after altercation in Awakeri, Bay of Plenty
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Pūkāea
A person is reportedly dead after a stabbing in the Bay of Plenty village of Awakeri.
Eastern Bay of Plenty area commander inspector Nicky Cooney said at about 4.30pm police were called to the altercation between two people at a property on State Highway 30.
Local news outlet Pūkāea understood the incident was a fatal stabbing.
A police spokesperson said one person appeared to have received critical injuries.
They said the person taken into custody is assisting police with their enquiries.
No one else was being sought in relation to the incident.
An unverified video on social media showed at least seven police cars parked in the carpark of Awakeri Hot Springs. Calls to the hot springs went unanswered.
Awakeri is a village located southwest of Whakatāne.
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