Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a man near Whangārei last night.
Police were called to Tauroa Street in Raumanga, south of the city, at 9.40pm.
There had been reports of an incident involving a group of people in a carpark and one man was seriously injured.
The man, aged 25, died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the incident.
Police said they were working to established what occurred and identify and locate people who left the scene before emergency services arrived.