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A search for a woman missing near the mouth of the Waipu River in Northland is due to resume on Saturday morning.

Emergency services were called about 12am after the woman’s friends observed her entering the water but not returning.

Coastguard and Waipu Surf Life Saving assisted to conduct shoreline searches, however, the woman has not been found.

The search was due to resume about 8am this morning.