25 Mar 2025

Man charged with manslaughter over Whakatane hunting death

1:35 pm on 25 March 2025
A police car

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

A person has been charged over the death of a man in a hunting incident in Whakatane last week.

Police were notified of the death in Minginui at about 2am on Friday.

The man who died has been named as 72-year-old Stuart Maxwell Stobie, from Kawerau.

A 46-year-old man is facing charges of manslaughter, unlawful hunting and unlawful possession of a firearm.

He's due to appear in the Rotorua District Court on Tuesday.

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