A man in his 40s was found clinging on to rocks by rescue crews following an early Sunday morning water incident at Piha.
An Auckland Westpac Rescue helicopter was called at 7.27am to assist Maritime Police with search and rescue following reports of a person in the water.
“Crew arrived to find a male patient in his 40s clinging on to rocks with a lifejacket with estimated three-metre swells,” said spokesman Lincoln Davies.
“He needed to be extracted by winch and was in a minor condition.”