Police have charged a man as part of a homicide investigation launched in the Albany suburb of Auckland on Wednesday.
Police were called to Vinewood Drive at 1.30am where a man had critical injuries but died while being transported to hospital.
Another man was taken into custody at the scene.
Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor, Waitematā CIB said in a statement that a 31-year-old man has been charged with murder and is due to appear in the North Shore District Court on Wednesday afternoon.
"At this stage formal identification and next of kin notifications have not yet been completed, so police are unable to release the victim's name at this time," Proctor said.
A post mortem examination is expected to be carried out on Thursday.
A man was found with critical injuries after an altercation in north Auckland overnight. (Source: 1News)
Proctor earlier on Tuesday said that "inquiries are still in the very early stages of piecing together what has occurred."
"However, we can say that an altercation has occurred between the two parties, who are known to each other."
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