A man has been charged with murder after the body of missing North Shore man Denver Chance was found at an address in a South Auckland suburb.

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The 43-year-old was last seen by friends on February 24, when he left his flat in Mairangi Bay at around 4pm.

Police say at 7pm last night a 41-year-old Kingseat man was arrested outside a Mt Eden bar.

This man will appear in the Papakura District Court today, charged with the murder of Mr Chance.

Just before 4pm yesterday, police carried out a search warrant of an address in Kingseat.

The body of a male was located inside the address.

While formal identification is yet to take place, police believe this is the body of Mr Chance.

A post-mortem will take place in the next few days.

The scene at Kingseat has been locked down and a scene examination will take place there over the next few days.