Police launch search for missing diver in Wellington Harbour

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5 Aug, 2025 02:44 AMQuick Read

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Police boat Lady Elizabeth IV on Wellington Harbour, where the dive team is today searching for a missing diver. File photo / Mark Mitchell

The police dive team is searching for a missing diver in Wellington Harbour today.

The diver was in the water off Lower Hutt’s Lowry Bay but failed to surface.

A police spokeswoman told the Herald they were alerted to the incident at 11am on Tuesday.

“The Police National Dive Squad
has been called out and is carrying out a search of the area,” the spokeswoman said.