Emergency services were notified a person was in the sea off the coast just before 2 this afternoon.

A rescue operation was carried out by a boat in the area but efforts to revive the man were not successful.

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19 Apr: A teenager has admitted the manslaughter of a woman killed in a rural Canterbury crash

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18 Apr: The Civil Aviation Authority has convicted and fined a microlight pilot for operating an aircraft in a careless manner

18 Apr: Three youths have been caught after a smash and grab burglary in Rotorua this morning

18 Apr: A man's critically injured after an assault involving a group of young people in Waipukurau late last night

18 Apr: Two unexplained deaths at a rural Auckland property this morning

18 Apr: Fire crews have extinguished a house fire in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui overnight

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