A scene examination of the Newtown flat has taken place and a post mortem was undertaken on the child.

Police say they're continuing to make enquiries into Tuesday's death, and the family are co-operating.

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19 Nov: Wellington Girls' College has told students to work from home today

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15 Nov: An Upper Hutt man's been caught in possession of over 45 thousand images and videos of child sexual exploitation and abuse

14 Nov: The Police dive squad is searching reservoirs - as they hunt a 77-year-old last missing from Porirua since Sunday

14 Nov: The Police watchdog's found Police were justified in fatally shooting a man in Lower Hutt's Wainuiomata in November last year

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