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Police are being assisted by Coastguard and Search and Rescue to find a missing kayaker. (File photo)
A rāhui has been placed over Doubtless Bay, in the Far North as search and rescue services continue to look for a missing kayaker.
Police received a report the kayaker was missing in Doubtless Bay at 6.30am Friday.
The person left home at 7pm on Thursday and hadn’t returned as of Friday afternoon.
On Friday, a police spokesperson said they “have since recovered items of interest”. However, they did not describe what those items were or how they were related to the missing person.
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On Sunday afternoon police said search efforts were still underway.
The National Dive Squad has been deployed to search in the area Saturday and Sunday, a police spokesperson said.
A police spokesperson said a rāhui spanned from Knuckle Point in the north across to Berghan Point in the south, and included everything back towards the bay.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Parapara Marae said the rāhui would remain over the whole of Doubtless Bay until the person was recovered.
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