Tramper missing for 10 days
High alpine winds are likely to hamper efforts to locate a British tramper who has not been seen in 10 days.
Andrew Ian Wyatt, 41, arrived in New Zealand on November 21 for a second attempt at walking part of the Te Araroa Trail, which links tramping routes from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
He was last seen on December 15, when he left Blue Lake Hut in the Nelson Lakes National Park about 6am. He was expected to pick up a food package at Boyle Village in Lewis Pass on December 16, but didn’t turn up.
Nelson police said the search would resume when weather permitted. High winds could prevent this until tomorrow.
Mr Wyatt’s parents had not heard from him since December 12 and were ‘‘very concerned’’, a police spokeswoman said. Mr Wyatt also failed to reach a planned meeting when walking the same trail last year.