Akaroa is a town located south-east of Christchurch. Photo: supplied
Two people have died in the water on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency services in the Bay of Plenty were called to an area off Poripori Road in Lower Kaimai, where a person had been taken out of the water.
CPR was carried out, but they couldn't be revived.
In the South Island, the Akaroa harbourmaster pulled a person from the water, but they also died.
Drummond Wharf was cordoned off, while emergency services worked at the scene and the death will be referred to the coroner.
Meanwhile, a swimmer is missing in the Waikato River.
Police say they were called to the area near Graham Island at Hamilton at about 3,30pm Saturday, after reports of a struggling swimmer being swept downstream.
Emergency services were searching the area.
