Police are scaling back the search for an 83-year-old man who went missing while swimming in Whangārei Harbour on the weekend.
Detective Sergeant Paul Overton said the man has not been seen since Saturday and was thought to have gone swimming on Sunday morning.
A rahui is in place for the upper Whangārei Harbour and will be in place for two weeks.
“Police would like to thank the Onerahi community for their assistance in the search, and in particular the Onerahi Yacht Club,” said Overton.
“We are continuing to appeal to the public, and in particular to motorists who were in the Beach Road area in Onerahi on the morning of Sunday 20 October, between 8am and 11am.”
Anyone with relevant information or footage was asked to contact police on 105.
