Officers tried calling the man back to land, just before midnight on Tuesday - but he disappeared.

Police will continue drone sweeps of areas of interest, and patrols along Foxton Beach.

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28 Feb: Auckland FC are keen to benchmark themselves against the best when they face the defending A-League champions at Mt Smart this evening

28 Feb: A police operation is underway in Auckland's Papakura, with one person taken to hospital in a moderate condition

28 Feb: A person has been seriously injured, and another arrested, following an incident on Auckland's Great North Road in Glen Eden

28 Feb: One person's died in a single vehicle crash, in Te Kopuru, south of Northland's Dargaville this morning

28 Feb: A knife has been found at the scene of a serious late night assault in Auckland's CBD, which left two people injured

28 Feb: The average Auckland ratepayer will be paying an average of 320 dollars more a year, if the council's annual plan passes

28 Feb: A 22 year old Hawke's Bay man has been exposed as the planner of a mass killing and a distributor of child sexual exploitation material

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Business:
It's been revealed UK supermarket giant Tesco, declined the Finance Minister's invitation for a meeting to discuss the issues in our grocery sector 15:27

International:
Facing threats of war, Denmark turns to a new weapon: women 15:07

Soccer:
Auckland FC are keen to benchmark themselves against the best when they face the defending A-League champions at Mt Smart this evening 14:57

Environment:
All Black Jordie Barrett is backing the talent of Hurricanes teammate Callum Harkin to step up at first five ahead of this afternoon's Super Rugby contest with the Fijian Drua in Lautoka 14:07

Auckland:
A police operation is underway in Auckland's Papakura, with one person taken to hospital in a moderate condition 13:47

Soccer:
Aston Villa's Champions League hopes have taken a hit after a two-nil English Premier League loss to lowly Wolverhampton 13:27

Motoring:
Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin's made a bright start to the new IndyCar season in Florida 13:17

Motorsports:
New season, new engineer, new attitude 12:27

Law and Order:
A person has been seriously injured, and another arrested, following an incident on Auckland's Great North Road in Glen Eden 12:27

Accident and Emergency:
One person's died in a single vehicle crash, in Te Kopuru, south of Northland's Dargaville this morning 11:57

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