A long-range helicopter with three police officers onboard are searching the Northland coastline after the discovery of an inflatable boat belonging to a missing man.
The inflatable boat was likely used by 47-year-old fisherman Bryce Frecklington, missing since Thursday off the Karikari Peninsula in Northland.
The inflatable boat was found upright on the water by another boatie around 10.30am on Saturday.
Its discovery was reported to police today, and Frecklington's family confirmed it was the boat he had been using.