29 Aug 2025

Man found dead at Marlborough's Wairau Bar named

6:37 am on 29 August 2025
Wairau Bar

The body was found at the Wairau Bar. Photo: Google Maps/Supplied

A man who was found dead in the water near the Wairau Bar in Marlborough last week has been identified by police.

He was 66-year-old David John Groves.

Officers were called to Wairau Bar Rd on August 23 after a member of the public spotted a body in Spring Creek.

The police were investigating on behalf of the Coroner.

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