Lower Hutt CIB is investigating the death of a woman at a Poole Street, Taita, house this morning.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Small, head of Lower Hutt CIB, says police were called to the house around 9am following an argument between a group of people in which a 52-year-old woman was seriously injured.
"Ambulance officers attended but were unable to revive the woman who died at the scene," Detective Senior Sergeant Small says.
A 54-year-old Lower Hutt man has been arrested and charged with murder. He will be appearing in the Lower Hutt District Court this afternoon.
The woman?�?s name won?�?t be released until next of kin have been informed. A post mortem is likely to happen later today.
A homicide crime scene investigation, area canvass and the interviewing of witness is continuing.