Police say the man was found off Portobello Road in Dunedin at about 3.30 yesterday afternoon.

The Otago Daily Times reports he fell three metres.

His death has been referred to the Coroner.

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07 Feb: Three drivers who didn't stop -- after fatally striking a pedestrian on Auckland's South-Western Motorway -- are being asked to come forward

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03 Feb: Two New Zealand cyclists have made the podium at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong

02 Feb: Cyclists rode slowly down a Matakana road, north of Auckland yesterday, to protest a lack of options for bike riders in the area

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