Police are still in the process of notifying the next of kin of two men who died in a helicopter crash in Glenbervie Forest, North of Whangarei this afternoon.
The Civil Aviation Authority will be investigating the cause of the crash, which remains unknown at this time.
The post mortem and formal identification is not expected to take place until tomorrow morning.
The wreckage will remain in place overnight.
No further update will be provided until tomorrow.
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Issued by Police Media Centre