Police have identified the elderly woman whose body was pulled from the Kopurereua Stream on Monday.

The body of the 85-year-old Tauranga woman was discovered next to the popular Daisy Hardwick walkway about 6.15am.

Police shelter the body from view where it was discovered yesterday morning. Photo: Luke Balvert.

With no identification on the woman's person, Police appealed to the public for help to identify her.

This morning Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner says police identified the woman last night and are in the process of notifying her family.

'She lived in the central city area and used the popular Daisy Hardwick walkway every day.

'Her death is not being treated as suspicious and the case has now been referred to the Coroner.” Greg says they received numerous calls yesterday which have helped them identify the woman.

Read more about the incident here.