One person has died after four people have been swept down the Waikato River, north of Taupo.
A staffer said the group were swimmers "in bikinis and togs", in their early 20s.
Police have named a young woman who died when she was swept down the Waikato River yesterday.
She is Rachael Louise De Jong, of Auckland.
De Jong was swimming with a group of friends near the Aratiatia Dam when they were swept down the river.
Scene of a search for a missing swimmer. Photo / NZME
"The death of MsDe Jong has been reported to the Coroner and police offer their sympathies to her friends and family.''
