As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Sarah Illingworth:
Police can confirm the identity of a man who died during an incident in Riccarton on Saturday 14 September.
He was 48-year-old Christchurch man Ngaoa Kokaua.
Our thoughts are with Mr Kokaua's whanau following his death.
The scene examination and homicide investigation continue.
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