Bodies of man and woman found in Gisborne cabin

Friday 21 August 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 21 Aug, 1:27pm

Police discovered a man and a woman dead at an Awapuni Road property in Gisborne on Wednesday. The deaths were found during an investigation into a missing person report. Authorities are treating the circumstances as unexplained, with postmortem examinations scheduled for Saturday.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 21 Aug, 12:22pm

   Bodies of couple found in Gisborne during missing persons inquiry (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 21 Aug, 1:27pm

   Two deaths at Gisborne property being treated as unexplained (opens in new tab)