Police continue to appeal for help from the public to locate Christchurch woman Marni Sheppeard.
The 53-year-old female was reported missing in January 2021.
She was last heard from in Christchurch around 5.20am on Thursday 19 November 2020 when she posted on her Twitter account, a photo of herself with the title “off to the mountains”.
Police enquiries have established that she has travelled by bus to the west of Christchurch before her last recorded bank transaction was made around 8.30am on 19 November 2020 at the Darfield Fruit and Vegetable Store.
Ms Sheppeard has extensive mountain experience and has survived previous search and rescue operations.
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Ten captive-raised juvenile kÄkÄriki flew with Christchurch Helicopters into the Hurunui South Branch in Lake Sumner (Hoka Kura) Forest Park on Wednesday, bolstering the wild population. They will be released into the wild today after spending two days acclimatising in an aviary.
The budgie-sized birds were raised at The Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust (ICWT) facility in Christchurch, where a successful breeding programme has been running since December 2003.
Department of Conservation (DOC) field staff recently found 10 nests in the Hurunui South Branch, signalling a good breeding season is underway. More are expected to be tracked down and monitored in the coming months.