Mr Bennett's sister, Amanda Adams, has been urging people to share a missing person's poster for her brother on Facebook. A police spokesman would not confirm it was Mr Bennett, but in a release police said his family was travelling to New Zealand. pancake_rocks_punakaiki_one_of_the_images_from_i_i_4d78b51601.jpgThe man is understood to be 28-year-old Stephen Bennett, who was reported missing at about 8.45pm on Saturday after he did not return from a morning walk up Mt Bovis, inland from Punakaiki. "Our thoughts are with the family at this time, as we continue our best efforts to reach a positive conclusion to this rescue." Two helicopters and 15 ground searchers are involved in the search.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 08, 2016 02:15 UTC