A missing American tourist has been found hours from where searchers were hunting for him after changing his travel plans and failing to tell anyone.
Concerns emerged when 52-year-old Bob Kuhmann didn't show up at several huts he'd booked into along the Heaphy Track after arriving in New Zealand earlier this month.
A massive hunt was launched and the police issued public pleas for help.
But today he was found safe and well in Queenstown, having changed his intentions without informing others.
Police thanked the search and rescue volunteers and members of the public who provided information.
