5 Mar 2023

Diver dies after failing to surface near Mana Island

9:00 pm on 5 March 2023
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Mana Island file image. Photo: Supplied.

A diver has died near Mana Island off Porirua after failing to surface.

Emergency services were called shortly after 3pm.

The person was unable to be revived, police said.''

Iwi have placed a seven-day rāhui from Plimmerton to Mana Island prohibiting the collection of fish and shellfish, police said.