Man charged with wounding after woman’s death on the Kāpiti Coast

Monday, 9 February 2026

A 24-year-old man has been charged after the death of a woman at Raumati, on the Kāpiti Coast, overnight.

A police statement said police officers found a dead woman when they were called to an address at Raumati Beach, just after 1am on Monday.

The man was charged with wounding the woman with intent to cause her grievous bodily harm, but further charges were being considered, police said.

He appeared in Porirua District Court on Monday afternoon.

Lawyer Gretel Fairbrother said there were some health concerns for the defendant.

Judge Barbara Morris suppressed the names of the defendant and the dead woman, and any connection between them.

The defendant was due back in Porirua District Court in early March and was in custody in the meantime.

At the end of the short hearing family members told him they loved him.

The property where the woman’s body was found was going to be examined on Monday, the police statement said.