Hitchhiker missing in Northland

Police are appealing for information on a Northland man believed to be hitchhiking to Whangarei.

Paul Simon Stidder, 37, a mildly disabled man from the Hokianga, has been missing for 2 days, police said. He is described as European, with light brown short hair, a small beard, of light build, with blue eyes, and 170cm tall.

He was wearing black tracksuit pants, a blue jersey, and a green and black backpack.