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Police have released a description of a man believed to have been walking with missing woman Tisha Lowry on the day she was last seen.
Detective Senior Sergeant Virginia Le Bas said Ms Lowry had been missing for ten days and her whereabouts remained a mystery.
She said police were interested in speaking with anyone who had contact with Tisha in the days prior to her disappearance.
In particular, they want to speak to a man described as aged 20s-30s, dark skinned, possibly Maori, with dark hair No 1 cut, a thin build and wearing jeans.
The man is believed to have been seen walking with Tisha along Wainoni Road towards Hampshire Street when she was carrying a box of Double Brown beer on Thursday September 25 between 10.45am and 11.00am.
Ms Le Bas said police were also interested in speaking to anyone with Tisha at the Bower Tavern on the Tuesday and Wednesday prior to her disappearance on Thursday 25 September.
- NZPA