Police were called to an incident near Elizabeth Reef in Whananaki just after 5pm.

The sole crew member on board was brought safely to shore, but a dog is yet to be located.

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31 Dec: The Wellington Blaze have continued their unbeaten start to the women's T20 Super Smash with a 61-run thumping of Northern at Bay Oval

31 Dec: The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there

31 Dec: Police are appealing to the public to track down a 70-year-old man reported missing from Central Auckland

31 Dec: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help

31 Dec: Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat

31 Dec: A fillip for the Wellington Phoenix women, heading into the new year

31 Dec: Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads? And are earworms more common with OCD?

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