Henderson Police are checking current missing person's files in an attempt to identify a man whose body has been discovered in a muddy creek in West Auckland.
Police say that at about 3.00pm this afternoon, Monday 10 July 2006, a member of the public advised there was a body lying face down in the mud in Henderson Creek.
The unidentified man's body is that of a European male aged in his thirties.
When discovered the body was clothed only in a pair of blue shorts.
Police say investigators have established that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery.
Enquiries are continuing to establish the man's identity. A post mortem examination will be carried out tomorrow.
Henderson Creek is a tidal tributary of the Waitemata Harbour. It is located near the Lincoln Road - Te Atatu North interchange on the North Western Motorway.