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A kayaker has been rescued after spending 45 minutes in the water when his craft overturned off Arkles Bay on Auckland's North Shore coast.
The man lost his paddle and clung to his kayak and waved for help about 600 metres from the shore, early this afternoon.
Two coastguard boats responded from Browns Bay and Gulf Harbour and the Westpac rescue helicopter.
The kayaker was taken to an ambulance waiting at Gulf Harbour for a medical check, a coastguard spokesman said.
- NZPA
