10 Apr 2025

Teenager charged with murder after man found dead on doorstep in Kawerau

5:16 pm on 10 April 2025
RNZ/Reece Baker

Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER

A 15-year-old male has been arrested and charged with murder after the death of a man in Kawerau last month.

The man was found dead on the front doorstep of a home on 26 February.

Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson said the teenager was taken into custody after police executed a warrant at an address in Ōtara, Auckland.

He is due to appear in the Manukau Youth Court on Friday.

It comes after a 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder on 27 March.

The man is due to reappear in the Tauranga District Court on 30 April.