The boundaries of a rāhui have been clarified after a diver was found dead at Aramoana Beach on Tuesday evening.
Police received a report at 7.35pm after the diver failed to surface at Aramoana Beach.
The diver was located in the water at 8.15pm, but could not be revived, a police spokesperson said.
DOC reiterated on Friday that Pōrangahau hapū Ngāti Kere has placed a rāhui over the area from Shelly Bay in the north down to Te Pariomahi/Blackhead Beach past the southern end of Te Angiangi Marine Reserve, following the tragedy.
The reserve covers 446 hectares of sea off the coast of Te Pariomahu/Blackhead Beach. The diver's death occurred at Shoal Bay, just north of the marine reserve.