An 11-year-old schoolboy has died after suffering what is believed to have been a medical event.
Police were alerted at approximately 8am on Thursday and attended his Hastings home.
A police spokeswoman said the boy had already passed away when they arrived and the death, believed to be a medical event, had been referred to the coroner.
The boy was a student at Parkvale School and services were immediately put in place to support the school's community.
A school spokesperson said the community, including some of the boy's closest friends, had been informed of the death on Thursday.