Police investigating how a woman's body came to be found in Wellington's harbour are asking the public for help.
The body, believed to be a New Zealand European woman aged between 60 and 70, was found in the water off Māhina Bay on Sunday.
"Police don't yet know how the woman came to be in the harbour, but we believe she may have been walking in the York Bay area not long before she was located in the water," Detective Inspector Haley Ryan said in a statement on Monday.
"If you were in the York Bay area at around 6am to 8am on Sunday morning and observed anything that could be of assistance to investigating officers, please contact police," she urged.
The woman was wearing black-coloured activewear, including a distinctive black long-sleeved hooded sweatshirt that had an image of a large white rose on the front.
"We would like to ask our community to check on family or friends who they know walk in the Eastbourne/York Bay area and who may have been walking there on Sunday morning. Please contact police if they are unaccounted for," Det Insp Ryan said.
"We're keeping an open mind and are interested in hearing from anyone whose adult female friend or relative is recently unaccounted for in the Wellington area."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 105 or online at 105.police.govt.nz, referencing file number 240421/0290.
