Police can confirm that one person has died in hospital following a water rescue near Port Waikato.

Emergency services received reports of three people in the water after a boat overturned, north of Sunset Beach, Port Waikato at around 7:15am.

Police, Surf Life Saving New Zealand and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter attended.

Three people were taken to hospital.

One person remains in a serious but stable condition, while the other person is in a moderate condition.

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