This morning, police confirmed that the search is continuing today, with Alpine Cliff Rescue and search and rescue teams on the ground. “We ask anyone who has climbed Mt Huxley or has been tramping or hunting in the Huxley River South Branch between December 28 and January 2 to make contact with police if they haven’t already,” Sheat said. A large-scale search over a large area is underway for a missing tramper in the Mt Huxley region of the Southern Alps. A large search is under way for Connor Purvis, a tramper missing near Lake Ōhau. Image / NZ PoliceThe search is being carried out by police search and rescue teams, joined by Land Search and Rescue teams, the Department of Conservation’s alpine rescue team from Aoraki/Mt Cook, and air support from Heliventures in Ōamaru and The Helicopter Line at Mt Cook.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 04, 2026 19:04 UTC