31 Jul 2013

Search for missing man in Hauraki Gulf

3:19 pm on 31 July 2013

Searchers are looking for a man who appears to be missing on Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf.

Michael Barney, 46, was last seen at nearby Sandspit on Tuesday afternoon.

Police say the launch he is believed to have been on was found at Kawau Island's Vivian Bay on Tuesday night.

A search and rescue operation is continuing on Wednesday.