Michael Murdoch, 44, of Ngāruawāhia, was found dead in his car in the Waikato River in 2024. Photo / NZ Police. The owners of a dive company that discovered a car submerged in the Waikato River ...

Waikato police have identified a man found dead in a car in the Waikato River last year. He was Michael Murdoch, aged 44, from Ngāruawāhia, who had been missing since September 2019.

Police have formally identified a man located deceased in a car in the Waikato River last year. He was Michael Murdoch, aged 44, from Ngāruawāhia, who had been missing since September 2019.

Waikato River samples will be sent to Australia for testing, as authorities investigate the reason behind the slightly elevated levels of arsenic in the water. Last week, slightly elevated - but ...