Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua: Man dies after incident in Kaituna River at Okere Falls

Sandra Conchie
By Sandra Conchie
Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times·Rotorua Daily Post·
30 Dec, 2022 05:52 AMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

A man died on Thursday after an incident at the Trout Pool Rd area of Okere Falls. Photo / NZME
A man died on Thursday after an incident at the Trout Pool Rd area of Okere Falls. Photo / NZME

A man died on Thursday after an incident at the Trout Pool Rd area of Okere Falls. Photo / NZME

A man in his 50s has died after reportedly getting into difficulty in a Bay of Plenty river yesterday.

A police spokeswoman said police and Hato Hone St John Ambulance personnel were advised of an incident at Trout Pool Rd, Okere Falls in the Rotorua district about 3.10pm.

“A man in his 50s had got into difficulty in the Kaituna River and, despite attempts by medical staff, [was] unable to be revived and died at the scene.

“No further information is available and the death will be referred to the Coroner.”

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Read More

  • Bay of Plenty drowning figures prompt warning: ‘No ...
  • Mostly men drowning in the Bay of Plenty as figures ...
  • Three dead after drownings in Pukekohe, Ōpōtiki and ...


Save

    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

UK comedian Bill Bailey's new tour heads to NZ

30 Jun 04:00 AM
Rotorua Daily Post

Last paper machine shuts at Kinleith, 150 jobs lost in major transition

29 Jun 10:09 PM
Premium
Rotorua Daily Post

'Bad advice': Hipkins reflects on Labour's Rotorua housing challenges

29 Jun 05:00 PM

There’s more to Hawai‘i than beaches and buffets – here’s how to see it differently

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Recommended for you
Butter shock: 500g tub costs more than $18 in Auckland grocery store
New Zealand

Butter shock: 500g tub costs more than $18 in Auckland grocery store

30 Jun 08:18 AM
Government tops up $75 a week flagship tax promise, now reaches ‘thousands’ more
Politics

Government tops up $75 a week flagship tax promise, now reaches ‘thousands’ more

30 Jun 08:06 AM
Exploitation scam: Employer charged $7500, forced woman into sex work to repay debt
New Zealand

Exploitation scam: Employer charged $7500, forced woman into sex work to repay debt

30 Jun 07:54 AM
'Highly uncertain': MetService chief on Cyclone Gabrielle forecast challenges
New Zealand

'Highly uncertain': MetService chief on Cyclone Gabrielle forecast challenges

30 Jun 07:38 AM
Man busted posting 19 packages containing MDMA, ketamine, 'meow meow'
New Zealand

Man busted posting 19 packages containing MDMA, ketamine, 'meow meow'

30 Jun 07:30 AM

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

UK comedian Bill Bailey's new tour heads to NZ

UK comedian Bill Bailey's new tour heads to NZ

30 Jun 04:00 AM

He'll perform in 13 centres, including Rotorua on November 21.

Last paper machine shuts at Kinleith, 150 jobs lost in major transition

Last paper machine shuts at Kinleith, 150 jobs lost in major transition

29 Jun 10:09 PM
Premium
'Bad advice': Hipkins reflects on Labour's Rotorua housing challenges

'Bad advice': Hipkins reflects on Labour's Rotorua housing challenges

29 Jun 05:00 PM
Premium
What’s the market mood at the midpoint?

What’s the market mood at the midpoint?

29 Jun 04:17 PM
From early mornings to easy living
sponsored

From early mornings to easy living

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search