A police investigation has been launched after an "unexplained" death in a rural Canterbury town.
A police spokesperson said emergency services were called to the sudden death at a Cheviot property in the Hurunui District just before 4pm on Wednesday.
Police are making inquiries into the death and a scene examination was undertaken, the spokesperson said.
"At this stage, the circumstances around the death are being treated as unexplained and police are making enquiries into the circumstances."
