Emergency services are searching for a person who has gone missing in the water this morning near Thames.
Police were called at around 9.45am after receiving reports that two people were in difficulty in the water at the Waikawau boat ramp off Thames Coast Rd.
One person had made it safely to shore and alerted emergency services that a second person was still in the water.
Police, including the Eagle helicopter, Coastguard Howick, Auckland Coastguard Air Patrol, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand have responded to the scene.
The second person has not yet been located, and search efforts remain ongoing.