UPDATED 11.36AM: A block of flats remains cordoned off in Panmure in Auckland after the discovery of a young man's body.

Police were called to Jellicoe Street around 7am.

They say little is known about the circumstances of the man's death at this stage.

But they appear to be focusing their attention around a car port of a flat at the front of the property.

They're also speaking with witnesses at the scene.

The man's identity and connections to the address are unclear.