Eight people rescued from sinking waka off Ōrākei, Auckland

Eight people were rescued from a sinking waka in Auckland, after the wake from other boats caused it to take on water, Stuff reports. Coastguard volunteers arrived five minutes later and transferred the eight people, who were said to be in good spirits, a bit damp but otherwise uninjured, onto their rescue vessel. The paddlers were brought back to Okahu Bay with their waka under tow.