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The deaths of a British couple in New Zealand are being investigated as a murder-suicide, police have said. <\/p>\n
Police said a man and a woman, who have not been named, were found after officers were asked to conduct a welfare check in Roseneath, a suburb of the capital Wellington, on Monday.<\/p>\n
The couple is reported to have moved to New Zealand from the UK late last year.<\/p>\n
Det Insp Haley Ryan said police were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident, but issued an appeal for any information related to the case with them.<\/p>\n
The UK Foreign Office said it had not been contacted about the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Police said in a statement that they were “providing support to the family at the centre of this tragic event”.<\/p>\n
“The family have requested privacy as they grieve their loss,” they added.<\/p>\n
Police said two bodies were found after officers forced entry to a property on Palliser Road, having been asked by a concerned family member that morning to check in on them.<\/p>\n
The couple’s neighbour, Emma Prestidge, told public broadcaster Radio New Zealand that they had moved to the area from London.<\/p>\n
“My understanding is they’d finally packed up their lives in London, and all their stuff was in a shipping container and they were kind of looking to move here for good,” she said.<\/p>\n
“They were in the next phase of their life, I guess, and ready to kind of set themselves up for the next part of their chapter, which is truly sad.”<\/p>\n
Police in New Zealand urged anyone with CCTV of the area to get in contact. Det Insp Ryan earlier said the case was being referred to the coroner.<\/p>\n
In a statement to the BBC, a Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We have not been approached for consular assistance in this case, but our staff stand ready to support British nationals overseas 24\/7.”<\/p>\n
The BBC has contacted the New Zealand Coroner’s Office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n