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 The hunt continues for a woman and four children missing in Te Urewera National Park since Tuesday afternoon. They were out for was was meant to be a two-hour walk in the Otamatuna Ridge area. Police were only alerted that they were missing at 4pm yesterday. Search teams are focusing on a number of tracks around Lions Hut while a helicopter is also helping in the search. The area where the group are missing is known for its rough...

A woman and four children are lost in the Te Urewera bush. Police say they were called just before 4pm yesterday when the group were reported overdue from a walk in Te Urewera, in the central North Island. The children are aged from 4-9. They had been dropped off just after 1pm on Tuesday for a one- to two-hour walk. Search-and-rescue teams and a helicopter have been searching in the Otamatuna Ridge area overnight and will continue...

A search is underway for a woman and four children missing for almost two days in the Te Ureweras. The woman and children aged four to nine were dropped off at the park in the Bay of Plenty at 1pm on Tuesday. They intended to go for a one to two hour walk. Police were informed the five had failed to return at 4pm Wednesday. A spokesperson said the five were dropped at the Otamatuna Ridge Track in the park. Search teams with the help of a...

Search and rescue teams are looking for a woman and four children who haven't returned from a walk in Te Urewera. Police were alerted just before 4pm Wednesday when they were reported overdue.They had been dropped off just after 1pm on Tuesday for a one to two-hour walk. The children are aged between four and nine.Search and rescue teams and a helicopter have been searching in the Otamatuna Ridge area overnight and continue today. Anyone...

A woman and four children are missing in Te Urewera. Search and rescue teams and a helicopter have been searching in the Otamatuna Ridge area overnight and continue today.  Police were alerted just before 4 ‘clock yesterday afternoon when the five people were reported overdue from a walk. The age of the children ranges from four to nine. They had been dropped off just after 1pm on Tuesday for a one to two-hour walk. Anyone with...

Search and rescue teams continue to comb a section of Te Urewera National Park to find a woman and four children, aged 4-9, who were reported missing on Wednesday afternoon. Police launched a search and rescue operation after the group were reported overdue from a walk in the Otamatuna Ridge area, North East of Murapara. The group, who are believed to have been visiting the area, had been dropped off just after 1pm on Tuesday for the 1-2 hour...