There is a brief newpaper report that a man died in the sea at Piha at 8.15 am today, 24 April 2022. He was a fisherman at the south end of Piha beach.

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/man-dies-after-getting-into-difficulty-in-water-at-piha-beach/ar-AAWxK93?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e347edf45c3e4c88b41cdced34f5b4bb