Police have launched a homicide investigation after two people were found dead at a Wattle Downs property this afternoon.

At about 1.45pm, emergency services responded to reports of a woman unresponsive at an address on Gambare Place.

Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua, Counties Manukau CIB, says during a search of the property Police located a man who was also pronounced deceased.

“This is an awful set of events and no doubt unsettling for everyone involved and the wider community.