PETALING JAYA: The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a Malaysian student in New Zealand drowned at Lake Karapiro.

Abdul Amzar Azim Azmi's body was found Monday afternoon by local authorities, said the ministry in a statement.

Abdul Amzar was said to have gone missing at 3.30pm on Sunday when he was out with his friends at the lake.

"Officers from the High Commission of Malaysia in Wellington are currently in Hamilton to liaise with local authorities and render the necessary assistance," it said.