A search operation is underway for a 17-year-old kayaker missing in the Kaituna River.
The young man, wearing a yellow life jacket, was last seen by a friend downstream from Okere falls. The friend called police at 6.40pm.
Control gates to Okere Falls are now closed and the river level is dropping. The river level tomorrow will be extremely low.
Search and rescue teams will resume again tomorrow if the missing kayaker is not found tonight.