Four people stranded and rescued from the Waikato River, Taupō

Four people were rescued by Coastguard and the police. Photo / File

Four people are safe after being stranded across the Waikato River in Taupō.

Police were called to the rescue at 1pm to find four people stranded on one side of the river.

A police spokeswoman said all those involved had been uplifted, with the help of Coastguard, and are safe.

She said there was no information at this stage as to how the group became stranded.

Coastguard New Zealand arrived at the scene at 2.20pm.

St John was not called to the incident.

Police are making inquiries into what happened.