Police now say a missing woman who paddled out to sea may have been in a single-seat yellow kayak, not a two-seater.
Michaela Leger, 29, from Ōtaki, is yet to be found despite a search by air, land and sea.
She was last seen on Saturday night when she allegedly stole a kayak from a Raumati property and entered the water at Raumati Beach around 8pm.
Detective Senior Sergeant Peter Middlemiss said in an update today police have made extensive inquiries.
“We now believe the kayak had only one seat and want to hear from anyone who saw a single-seater kayak in the days since Saturday 21 October but did not report it.