Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Tony Jeurissen
Members of the Police National Dive Squad are today being deployed to waterways as part of the search for two men in Tongariro National Park.
The pair have not been seen since Saturday 12 August.
The dive team arrived yesterday and have made an assessment of the places to search.
A helicopter will today ferry the divers to creeks and streams.
They will focus on waterways within the existing search area, located between Tree Trunk Road and the Pillars of Hercules.
The divers will be joined by land-based searchers.
Police continue to liaise with the whānau of the men, to keep them updated on the search and to ensure they receive the support they need.
The search is taking place on Ngāti Tūwharetoa whenua, and Police remain grateful to the iwi and its members for their continued assistance.
ENDS
Police Media Centre