A man missing from Tauranga since Christmas Day was found this afternoon in his wrecked car by family scouring the state highway looking for him, a rescue helicopter spokesman has said.
Gregg Shaw, 67, was last seen in Pāpāmoa on the morning of Christmas Day. He was to drive to Gisborne but did not arrive.
Police made a public appeal in the effort to find Shaw, who was missing for about two and half days.
Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter general manager Ian Wilmot said Shaw was found by family about 4pm today after his car crashed down a steep bank off State Highway 2, north of Gisborne.