Waitakere CIB are in the Waitakere Ranges where the remains of a body have been discovered by a group of pig hunters.
Police say they were alerted to the discovery at about 5.10pm yesterday afternoon by a member of the group after they exited a sector of dense bush near Arataki Information Centre, on Scenic Drive.
Police personnel are completing a forensic examination at the scene.
Police say that they have good cause to believe there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery of the decomposed remains.
A post mortem examination will be held immediately to determine the gender and the cause of death.
ENDS;
Kevin [Kev] Loughlin
Communications Manager / Media Advisor
Waitemata Police District
Phone 09 488 9758 - Extn 96308 - Mobile 027 281 0271
Email - kevin.loughlin@police.govt.nz