An 80-year-old man has been charged with murder after an elderly woman was found dead at a residential address in Mount Maunganui on Sunday night.
A police spokesperson said officers were called to the property at 6:55pm, where a 78-year-old woman was found dead.
The 80-year-old man has been charged with murder and is expected to appear in the Tauranga District Court on Monday.
It comes after another homicide investigation was launched over the weekend following the death of a man in a house in Hastings on Saturday night.
Police said the man was found dead at the house after reports he had been assaulted. A 59-year-old man has been arrested and is assisting police with their inquiries.
