Police probe death of rider found beside his motorbike at Auckland property

10:28 am on 26 February 2026
Auckland, New Zealand - December 24, 2020: Close up of a New Zealand police officer's uniform and badge

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Police are making enquiries into a sudden death in Taupaki near Kumeū on Wednesday night.

At around 9pm, officers attended the incident on a shared driveway off Nixon Road.

Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie, of Waitematā CIB, said a man in his 50s had been riding his motorbike before he was found dead lying beside his motorbike.

"While there are no suspicious circumstances, police will make further enquiries to establish how the man has died and whether he had been involved in a crash."

A post mortem examination will be carried out as part of these enquiries.

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