A post mortem examination will be carried out this afternoon in a bid to identify a person found dead at Okahu Bay yesterday - and establish how they died.
A member of the public found the body in in Auckland's Orakei Reserve off Tamaki Drive yesterday morning.
The body, which was decomposing, was found in a dense area of bush.
Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Newman told the Herald that a post mortem was scheduled for 2pm today.
"We are hoping to understand what has occurred," he said.