A woman was found dead and two others injured at a different address on Monday. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Police have charged a 52-year-old Rotorua man with murder after a woman was found dead at an Utuhina address.
Two people injured in a linked incident at a Western Heights property remain in hospital in a critical condition.
Emergency services had been called to the Western Heights property about 5am on Monday morning, where a caller said two people were being seriously assaulted.
Then at 2.35pm on Monday, police were called to an address in the suburb of Utuhina to check on a woman's welfare. Officers found her body at the scene.
Scene examinations are continuing at the Western Heights and Utuhina properties.
The man was scheduled to appear in Rotorua District Court on Tuesday.