Police investigating the homicide of North Shore woman Cissy Chen have arrested and charged a man this morning with her murder.

Ms Chen disappeared from her home in November 2012. Her remains were found on March 24 2014 in a North Shore reserve.

The 57-year-old Torbay man will appear in the North Shore District Court today, on a charge of murder.

The case is before the courts and no further comment will be made at this time.

Source: New Zealand Police.