A 38-year-old Papakura man has been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of a man in Takanini on Monday night.
He has appeared in the Papakura District Court this morning and has been remanded in custody until 10 December.
The body of the deceased has undergone a post mortem examination.
He was 32-year-old Matthew Greenslade of Papakura.
"Police are no longer looking for a knife which was believed to have been used in the murder," says Detective Senior Sergeant Aaron Proctor of Counties Manukau CIB.