Hamilton Police have cordoned off an area of the Waikato riverbank, near Ann St, after a member of the public found a body of a woman in the river.
Police are treating the death as unexplained at this stage and are in the process of notifying next of kin and formal identification.
A scene guard will be in place overnight while Police investigate the cause of death.
No further information will be released tonight.
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Issued by Police Media Centre