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Man dies while diving off Mahia Peninsula in Hawke’s Bay

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A man died on Sunday evening after a water-related incident at Mahia.

A man died on Sunday evening after a water-related incident at Mahia.

A man has died while diving in Mahia.

Police were called at 9.20pm on Sunday and notified that a man had died earlier in the evening following the incident off Wainuiorangi Rd on the Mahia Peninsula.

A police spokeswoman said the person was found in the water and no rescue was involved.

The death will be referred to the Coroner.

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