Unexplained Death In Parakao
Police are at the scene of an unexplained death in Parakao this afternoon.
The body of a man was found by ambulance staff at a rural property off Mangakahia Road (State Highway 15) just before 4pm.
The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are underway into the circumstances.
The property has been cordoned off and a scene examination will take place.
A scene guard is in place with a post mortem to be carried out at a later stage.
These enquiries are in the very early stages and no further information is currently available.
Anyone with information to assist Police can call 105 using the reference number P062498068.
Gordon Campbell: On The New Pope, And The Israeli Attack On Peter Davis
The election of any Pope tends to be retro-fitted in ways that make the choice seem inevitable. God's will, no less. If the new Pope had been Italian ('Time for the papacy to return home!) or a staunch conservative ('Time for a balance to the liberalism of Francis!') then much the same process would be taking place. It seems apparent that Cardinal Robert Prevost looks to have been a protege of Francis, who made him a cardinal in 2023. This was in the wake of the 2022 Curia reforms that de-centralised power, and elevated the role of bishops' conferences in particular.
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