Surf Life Savers have had a busy day with two rescues in the North Island.
Northern regional lifeguard supervisor Oli Stewart said they were first called out at 3.40pm to a man in trouble 1 kilometre off shore in Waipu. The man was in an inflatable dinghy and was believed to be rowing with no outboard motor.
Stewart said they sent out a jet ski and a rescue boat which assisted the man back to shore. He thought strong offshore winds could have prevented the man getting back in.
"He was slightly stressed but otherwise fine."
Police said the man was in his 40s and was wearing a lifejacket.