The body of a 16-year-old boy has washed up on Ninety Mile Beach in the Far North, ending a five-day vigil by his family.
Ninety Mile Beach Photo: PhotoAlto
The police have named the teenager as Jarod Lineses, of Henderson in West Auckland.
He was hit by a wave and dragged out to sea by a heavy undertow while swimming with his family at Hukatere last Saturday.
A full search operation, including a plane, was launched but failed to find him.