Body found at Auckland Domain, police investigating 'sudden death'

Police are treating the death of a person found at Auckland Domain this morning as unexplained.

Officers completed a scene examination after being called to the domain shortly after 10am to investigate a sudden death.

Police were notified at 10.12am and cordons have been put in place around the area off Domain Drive. Photo / Dean Purcell

A person at the scene said the site of the incident was near the domain's Band Rotunda, northwest of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. They said police appeared to remove a wallet from the body, which looked to be between the roots of a large tree.

A post mortem examination was due to be carried out tomorrow. Formal identification procedures were still to be completed, including contacting the person's next of kin.

About midday today, an area had been cordoned off near Domain Drive. The cordons have since been removed.

A police photographer captures images of the scene. Photo / Dean Purcell