Officers tried calling the man back to land, just before midnight on Tuesday - but he disappeared.

Police will continue drone sweeps of areas of interest, and patrols along Foxton Beach.

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26 Feb: Eight people have been taken to hospital after a crash in central Hawke's Bay this morning

24 Feb: Police have arrested a second person over a Flaxmere man's alleged murder in February last year

23 Feb: American golfer Austen Truslow beats 17-year-old Christchurch amateur Cooper Moore by three shots to claim NZ PGA Championship

22 Feb: Fundraising's underway for a potentially lifesaving surgical robot in the Manawatu

20 Feb: Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night

20 Feb: Police are appealing for information, as they investigate the death of a five-year-old boy who was found dead in the water in Napier

19 Feb: St John is assessing 19 patients after a chemical incident in Horowhenua's Levin this evening

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