A man taken into custody following a stabbing in Kaikohe yesterday has been charged with murder.

Police were called to an address on Mangakahia Road, about 5km south of Kaikohe, at 9.10am yesterday.

Upon arrival, officers found a man with stab wounds, who died at the scene.

A person of interest was taken into custody and has now been charged with murder.

The 44-year-old will appear in the Kaikohe District Court tomorrow.

A separate homicide investigation was launched in Northland yesterday after a man died in Whangārei. A man was arrested over the incident, but charges have not yet been laid.

Police also laid another murder charge this morning in relation to the death of a man in Hamilton yesterday. That man was also charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

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