Police have recovered a body in the sea near Central Hawke's Bay and believe is missing Sudanese man Dau Atem.
Mr Atem went missing from Shoal Bay on 1 November when he was staying with friends at a house there. He has not been seen since.
Police this morning were notified by a cray fisherman fishing at Pourerere Beach, north of Shoal Bay, that he had seen a body in the water. The Lowe Corporation rescue helicopter was used to retrieve the body from the ocean.
Police said in a statement they believed it to be Mr Atem. The body will have to be formally identified using dental records and DNA.
The death has now been referred to the coroner.