A man has been charged with murder after turning up at Manukau Police Station with a dead child in the car.
A homicide investigation is under way after the man arrived at the station about 1am, where he spoke to police staff.
Police say the 37-year-old is known to the child and family.
“He has been arrested and will appear in the Manukau District Court later today, charged with murder,” said a police spokesperson.
A post-mortem and other inquiries will be carried out this week, and Victim Support is providing support to the child’s mother and family.
Police had the area cordoned off for a time.
Photos show a vehicle parked outside the station, behind the cordon, with police investigating on the scene.
It follows an incident where a critically injured man drove himself to the same police station in October last year, before being rushed to hospital.
Time is running out for a migrant worker who is on life support.