Emergency services were called to Fernhill Road at about 3am to a person injured at the bottom of some stairs - they died at the scene.

The death is not suspicious.

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26 Oct: A person has been seriously injured in a three vehicle crash involving two motorcycles south of Dannevirke

26 Oct: Trimaran Romanza has weathered less than ideal conditions to win this year's Coastal Classic

26 Oct: Rotorua is flooded with cyclists as it hosts the country's mountain bike marathon

26 Oct: A commercial jet boat driver has been sentenced for operating dangerously on a popular South Island river

25 Oct: Emergency services are helping with the spill of an unknown chemical in Christchurch's Yaldhurst

25 Oct: People are being warned not to make outdoor plans for the next day or so

25 Oct: A section of road in Hokitika has been re-named, in honour of former Westland Mayor Bruce Smith

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