Homicide Squad detectives have arrested three people following the death of a man in Hampton East.

Emergency services were called to an address on Wickham Rd about 3.45pm on January 21, after a 33-year-old Ashburton man was located unresponsive.

The man was then transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.

Three people were arrested at the scene.

The 27-year-old Hampton East man, 28-year-old Berwick man and 25-year-old woman of no fixed address are assisting police with their enquiries.

The parties are believed to be known to each other.

Exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined and the investigation is ongoing.