Police are investigating an unexplained death following the discovery of a deceased person on Wainuiomata Road around 9am.
Emergency services remain at the scene, and cordons are in place along Wainuiomata Road inclusive of Reading Street and The Strand.
Members of the public are advised to avoid the area at this time.
Police investigators are currently undertaking enquiries to establish the circumstances around what has occurred, but at this stage the death is being treated as unexplained.
Further information will be provided when appropriate.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre