Photo: NZ PoliceSearch efforts remain ongoing for a Dunedin man missing for a week after going tramping near Lake Ohau. "We remain closely connected with Connor's family and we continue to feel for them, and support them, as our search efforts continue." Mr Purvis, who works at Dunedin bike shop Bike House, is a cornet player in the Kaikorai Metropolitan Brass. Specialist search teams working today included Wānaka Canyon and Drone teams, the Dunedin Cliff rescue team, and a number of Land Search and Rescue teams. "We are also grateful for the efforts of the Ōamaru, Ōmārama, Twizel and Dunedin Land Search and Rescue groups, who are working in difficult and rugged terrain."

Source: Otago Daily Times January 05, 2026 23:36 UTC