Police investigating the death of Jock Grant Davies, who died in a hunting incident near Lords River, Stewart Island, have arrested one person.
A 39-year-old Ashburton man is to appear in the Invercargill District Court on 16 December 2025 on a charge of careless use of a firearm causing death.
Police were notified of the hunting incident around midday Saturday 5 July. A Search and Rescue team was deployed to the island via helicopter, and located the man deceased.
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