A search and rescue mission is under way for a 79-year-old tramper missing in a Waikato forest for over four days.
The woman was reported missing late on Saturday afternoon after a party of three people became separated in the Pureora Forest, near Lake Taupō.
“The other people in the party were located and assisted out of the forest shortly after the report was made,” police said.
The missing woman, who is described as having a slim build and is 167cm tall, was last seen wearing a silver raincoat and long dark pants. She was also carrying a day pack.