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A 34-year-old is facing a murder charge after a man was seriously assaulted and died in Taupō.
Police said they were called to the attack in Arthur Cr just after 11pm yesterday and the man subsequently died.
A homicide investigation has been launched, with police speaking to witnesses and examining the scene.
"A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder," police said.
He was to appear in the Rotorua District Court tomorrow.