A person has died after a serious assault in the Far North.
Emergency services were called to an address in Omapere, about 50km west of Kaikohe, at 4pm yesterday.
Northland police acting senior sergeant Barbara Goodwin confirmed a person had died but was unable to comment further.
"Basically all I can say is that there was a fight out at Omapere and the person has died," Ms Goodwin said.
Police were still waiting on the results of a post-mortem to determine whether the person died as a result of the fight, she said.
Yesterday evening police released a statement saying police were investigating the circumstances around the assault. Police were not looking for anyone else as a result of the inquiry.
St John responded to the incident just before 4pm, reporting a patient in critical condition.