A body has been found in Palmerston North's Te Marae o Hine/The Square on Tuesday. Emergency services were called to a garden near the duck pond just before 1pm after a man was found dead in the bushes next to Palmerston North City Council’s chambers. READ MORE:* Iwi protest about KiwiRail's lack of cultural respect* Palmerston North to welcome 2021 with a bang* Palmerston North Armistice Day service commemorates sacrificeDAVID UNWIN/Stuff Police wait for Rangitāne kaumātua to arrive and bless the site where a man was found dead on Tuesday. It is important for Māori to lift the wairua (spirit) of a person who dies, Te Awe Awe said. Te Awe Awe said he would return on Wednesday to lift the tapu.

Source: Stuff February 16, 2021 02:15 UTC