UPDATED 6.50pm
Police have suspended their search for a diver missing off the Canterbury coast.
The diver has been missing since 11am, about 14 kilometres north of Motunau Beach.
Nearby vessels assisted with a search for the man before police were called around midday.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter completed an air search and the Coastguard coordinated a water search.
The diver has not been found and the search will continue tomorrow.
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