An officer outside the scene in Manukau Rd.

A man charged with murder after a death outside an Auckland brothel in March has appeared in court.

He appeared via audio-visual link in the Auckland District Court before Judge Edwin Paul on Thursday afternoon.

The 60-year-old was wearing a prison-issued white robe and was assisted by a Mandarin interpreter in the court.

His lawyer Kelly-Ann Stoikoff sought interim name suppression until his next appearance.

Crown prosecutor Robin McCoubrey did not oppose the application.

The defendant was remanded in custody without plea until his next appearance in the High Court at Auckland on May 13.

On Wednesday, the day before his appearance, police announced the man had been arrested.

LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Police stand guard outside the homicide scene at a brothel in Epsom, Auckland.

Acting Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin, of Auckland City Police, earlier said the man arrested had been known to Gutnik.

Police were called to Club 574 on Manukau Rd, Epsom, in the early hours of March 10, and a homicide investigation was launched after Gutnik was found dead.

Since that time, police had worked "tirelessly" on the case, Baldwin said.

"The family of the deceased have been notified of the arrest, however they are still grieving and have asked for privacy during this difficult time."

Baldwin said he was very proud of the determination and attention to detail undertaken by the Operation Anniston Investigation team.

"The team have worked some very long days, over the past six weeks. Whilst this is a significant milestone in the investigation, there is still a lot of work ahead as the matter proceeds through the prosecution phase.

"We hope today's arrest provides the victim's family with some degree of reassurance."