Police say there are no suspicious circumstances following the death of a man on Monday afternoon.

The body of a man, in his 60s, was found on a yacht anchored off Matakana Island just before 4.30pm.

'Police received a report of a yacht that had been idling off of Matakana Island about 3.40pm.

'On arrival, police located the body of a deceased man.

'The death is not suspicious and will be referred to the coroner.”