Police were notified at 7pm last night that a person was missing from a boat on the Waitaki River.

Coastguard and Police are continuing to search for them.

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26 Mar: A senior Queenstown Lakes District Council staffer would happily let his kids swim in the river where treated sewage will be discharged

26 Mar: Police are considering charges for a man who forced entry into Murupara's unmanned police station this morning

25 Mar: A transformer fire has left left hundreds without power in Christchurch's Sumner

25 Mar: A person's died in a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1C - in Waikato's Horotiu this morning

25 Mar: A two-car crash has been causing major disruptions on State Highway 1C north of Hamilton - at Horotiu

24 Mar: A person's seriously injured after an assault in Hastings' Twyford

24 Mar: Police are searching for a vehicle overtaken moments before a crash that left a dozen people injured near Taupo yesterday

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