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Missing diver found dead in Hicks Bay on Christmas Eve
Emergency services were called to Hicks Bay, on the North Island's East Coast, after a diver failed to surface.

A diver has been found dead in Hicks Bay, on the North Island's East Coast, on Saturday morning.
Emergency services were called to Hicks Bay after a diver failed to surface.
“Police were called at about 7.25am and worked with partners to undertake a search. Tragically the diver was located unresponsive at about 3pm and could not be revived.”
Further details regarding the diver will not be released until the family has been notified, said a police spokesperson.