Police are making enquiries into the circumstances of the death. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen
The death of a young girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday is being investigated by police.
Emergency services were called to an address on Tawanui Road address at around 6.15pm, police said on Thursday.
A three-year-old girl was found unresponsive, and died at the scene despite medical treatment, Detective Inspector Rhys Johnston said.
The cause was unexplained, police said, and a post-mortem will be held in the next few days.
Police were making enquiries into the circumstances of the death.
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