Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Person dies after being pulled from water near Waiotapu geothermal areaA person has died after being pulled unresponsive from the water near the Waiotapu geothermal area. Police have launched an investigation into the sudden death, which is being treated as unexplained. Emergency services were called to the scene near the Waiotapu Loop Rd at around 6.15am today following reports of a sudden death. One person is assisting police as they work to determine how the person ended up in the water.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 20, 2025 21:50 UTC