A search continues off Blaketown, Greymouth for a kayaker missing since Saturday evening. An aerial search continues today in rough sea conditions for a kayaker believed to have been swept out to the sea off Blaketown on Saturday evening. Greymouth police said this morning the reported missing person may now be deceased. Police are today undertaking an expanded official search both north and south of Greymouth. A local helicopter took to the air about 9am to survey the coast from as far north as Charleston down to Ross, after the initial search focused around Greymouth.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 09, 2026 03:01 UTC