A man has been found dead in the North Island town of Thames. Police said the body was found in a service lane between Queen and Mary Streets this morning. The Thames-Coromandel District Council posted on their Facebook page that the service lanes behind 6 and 10 Pollen St were closed. Nalin Patel, owner of the Thames Four Square, said the area was cordoned off and a tent erected over the body before he and his staff arrived at work today. He said the service lane that was closed off runs behind his business and is also a busy thoroughfare for buses picking up tourists from the i-Site centre behind them.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 14, 2016 21:00 UTC