A homicide investigation has been launched after a body was found at a property on Renall St around 10pm in the Auckland suburb of Freemans Bay last night. Video / Carson Bluck
A homicide investigation has been launched after a body was found at a property in the Auckland suburb of Freemans Bay last night.
Detective Inspector Scott Beard said police discovered the deceased about 10pm on Renall St.
“Police are continuing to gather information from the scene,” Beard said.
A person is in custody and police are not looking for anyone else.
Detective Inspector Beard says a scene examination is under way at the address and there will be extra police in the area during the investigation.
“Members of the public can be assured there is no risk to public safety,” Beard said.
A post-mortem will be carried out.
If the public have any information that could assist the investigation, police have asked they make a report via 105, using the file number 250630/9878 and quote ‘Operation Yarrow’.
Police were seen cordoning Renall St, off Ponsonby Rd, about 7am today.
A Renall St resident told the Herald police were at the property late last night.
A scene guard was standing at the taped-off crossing and several police cars could be seen down the street.
From the cordon, police wearing sterile gloves could be seen entering and exiting a property that itself was wrapped in police tape.
A local cafe worker told the Herald they were instructed by police “not to touch anything” near the street when they arrived to work.
Police have cordoned off Renall St in Ponsonby this morning. Photo / Carson Bluck
Police have blocked off Renall St, off Ponsonby Rd, this morning after an incident. NZ Herald photograph by Carson Bluck 2 June 2025
According to staff from another nearby cafe, police said they believed there was no danger to the community.
Police at the scene would not comment on the incident.
A person who used to live on Renall St who was at the scene said there had been serious problems in the past with the residents of the house which had been cordoned off.
“Last week they smashed up some cars on the road,” she alleged.
Another resident of the street also said there had been disruption and issues caused by the residents at that property.
