Two people accused of murdering a Tauranga man will go to trial in two years.

Kiri Mererina Pini, 40, and another man who has name suppression, appeared in the High Court at Tauranga via audio-visual link on Wednesday morning.

They both entered not guilty pleas and have elected trial by jury.

The trial is set down for six weeks in February 2024.

The pair were arrested and charged with murder following a police investigation into the death of Mitchell Te Kani.

A homicide investigation was launched after Mitchell was found dead at a Maungatapu Road property just after 10.30pm on May 14.

Police were initially called to a disorder incident involving a group of people at the residential address.

When officers arrived, they found Mitchell's body at the scene.

Prior to murder charges being laid, the alleged offenders were previously charged with aggravated burglary in relation to an incident at the same address earlier in the night.

Both have been remanded in custody until a bail hearing on August 4.