A body has been recovered from the Mahurangi River, police say, after a man was swept away in a car on Wednesday.

Tekanimaeu Arobati was reported missing during the severe storm that lashed eastern areas of the North Island.

Tekanimaeu Arobati was reported missing during the severe storm that lashed eastern areas of the North Island.

Firefighters have found the body of a man inside a car that was swept away by a swollen stream in the...

Firefighters have found the body of a man inside a car that was swept away by a swollen stream in the...

Emergency crews spent the day scouring the Mahurangi River north of Auckland for any signs of the man.

Emergency crews spent the day scouring the Mahurangi River north of Auckland for any signs of the man.

Whitewater rafts have been searching a section of the Mahurangi River.

Whitewater rafts have been searching a section of the Mahurangi River.

A BODY of a man has been pulled from a city centre river close to a secondary school. Police attended the scene in Leicester on Tuesday evening as the...