nzherald.co.nz – An American tramper (hiker) who was reported missing has been found safe and well near the Rakaia River.
Friends of Clint Hewitt, 32, reported him missing last week. He had last been seen heading North on the Te Araroa Trail last Wednesday.
He was intending to walk the trail which meets the road along the banks of the Rakaia River. Hewitt was described as a “very experienced” tramper. Read Article
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stuff.co.nz reported more family members of missing Dutch tourist Ken Boogers were to arrive in New Zealand on Tuesday and were expected to continue searching for him. Boogers’ younger brother and sister and his aunt and uncle have flown from Holland and were expected in Nelson on Tuesday, said Constable Jonathan Davies of Takaka police. […]
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stuff.co.nz reported…a helicopter has joined four ground teams searching for a missing Dutch tourist in the Nelson region. More than 30 people joined Monday’s search for Ken Boogers, 26, who was reported missing by friends in Golden Bay. Police have concerns for Boogers, who was last seen on Saturday at about 9am, when he said […]
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sidmi.com reported a man has been arrested after allegedly trying to steal two vehicles from tourists at a Tauranga camp site this morning. A 28 year-old man will appear in Tauranga District Court this afternoon charged with robbery and assault with intent to commit robbery, Tauranga police Detective Sergeant Darryl Brazzier said. Police were called […]
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nzherald.co.nz reported A South Korean tourist was dressed in dark clothing and was probably distracted by stargazing when he was hit and killed by a car on an unlit rural Queenstown road last year, a coroner has found. Daegeun Yun, 50, died near Arthurs Point in Queenstown on October 29 last year. Read Article
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stuff.co.nz reported a German family have sent birthday wishes to their son and brother, who is missing, presumed dead, in New Zealand. Tourist Christian Ulf Erik Prehn vanished in the Travers Saddle area of Nelson Lakes National Park in March. Extensive searches by police and search and rescue volunteers of the area found no trace […]
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au.news.yahoo.com reported an American tourist who hit and killed an Auckland grandmother in a road crash on the Coromandel Peninsula will fly home after the victim’s family forgave him. Robyn Eilleen Derrick, 52, died after the campervan being driven by Cody Dickey crossed the centre line of State Highway 25 at Whenuakite and crashed into […]
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stuff.co.nz reported a German tourist who was feared missing in New Zealand has been found safe and well. Anja Schulze, 31, was unaware anyone was looking for her. She hadn’t been heard from since February 2 when she emailed a friend thanking them for a gift. Read Article
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tvnz.co.nz reported Police are concerned for the safety of a missing German tourist who hasn’t been heard from for four months. Anja Schulze, 31, had contacted friends to tell them she was heading to Golden Bay but never arrived at her intended destination. Her last communication to friends was on Feb/ 2 2014. Read Article
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e2nz.org reported that a group of seven international travelers from Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Germany and France became crime victims at Maraetotara Falls whilst swimming in the water pool. A report in the NZ Herald said: “Frenchman Benoit Thoury said he left the swimming hole about 5pm, after a few hours in the water, to […]
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