14 Nov 2022

Body found on Auckland beach believed to be missing kayaker

3:01 pm on 14 November 2022
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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

A body found on an Auckland beach is believed to be a missing kayaker.

Police located a body in Beachlands on Saturday morning.

The kayaker went missing in the Firth of Thames on 5 November, prompting a week-long search.

His kayak and equipment were found a day later near Orere Point, dozens of kilometres away from where the body was found.

Police are still working to identify the body.