A 49-year-old cold case involving the disappearance of a young baker - whose van was later found in Mount Maunganui - will be revisited in a coronial inquest this week.
Graeme Leslie Timlin, of Hamilton, disappeared in May 1965. A shop assistant at his bakery arrived at work to find the ovens on, dough ready to be put in and meringues sitting on the bench, but Mr Timlin was gone.
Five days later his van was found on Marine Parade at Mount Maunganui. His disappearance was investigated by author Scott Bainbridge for his 2008 book Still Missing.
Mr Bainbridge has written two books on New Zealand missing-person cases and said Mr Timlin's disappearance was one of the most mysterious he had investigated.
"Without a doubt," he said. "The majority of cases I've ever dealt with, you kind of know what happened ... but Graeme's case, I've just got absolutely no idea.