Photo: GettyPolice have released the name of the man who died following a water incident at Kaikoura on New Year's Day. He was Reece Nahana John Thomas (36), of Kaikoura. Mr Thomas' body was found after he went missing at a beach in Kaikoura on January 1. Emergency services were alerted, and the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched but was stood down after a local pilot retrieved the body. The death has been referred to the Coroner.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 05, 2021 06:00 UTC