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Queenstown police are searching for a missing 66-year-old Japanese man.
Takehiko Hirano was part of a tour group at the Skyline Gondola.
He was last seen at about 8.30 last night.
Police have looked at video footage and are 90 per cent sure he did not make it down the gondola.
He does not speak English and is on a variety of medications for a heart condition.
A helicopter and ground search team are out searching for him.
- NEWSTALK ZB
