Two men and a child were rescued in the early hours of this morning after they failed to return from a fishing trip - sparking a search and rescue operation.
Emergency services were deployed to Te Ngaio Point Rd, Tapora after the trio went missing on the Kaipara Harbour overnight.
It was not clear whether the trio was in a boat or fishing from land.
Police received a report about the missing people shortly after 1am and the Eagle helicopter later located them about 400m from shore.