Three days after a man went missing while swimming at Whangaparāoa Peninsula in north Auckland, police are continuing to search the area and are appealing for information from the public.
Emergency services were called to Gulf Harbour Marina on Sunday evening when the man was spotted facing difficulty in the water.
He was seen getting into the sea from the rock breakwater near the entrance to the marina between 8pm and 9pm.
Police and Coastguard have been searching the immediate area since.