As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Kristine Clarke, Area Manager Investigations Waikato East:
Police hold serious concerns for the welfare of missing Papamoa woman Nicola O'Connor and are urgently seeking information on her whereabouts.
Nicola's house bus was found on the Rapurapu Track in the Lower Kaimai area yesterday afternoon (3 February).
A Search and Rescue team has spent the day searching the area without success.
The 42-year-old is known to have been travelling in the grey coloured Nissan house bus in the Bay of Plenty and Matamata area in the days leading up to the vehicle being located.
Police are appealing for anybody who may have seen Nicola or has information as to her possible whereabouts to contact them via 105 quoting file number 260203/1626.
We would also like to hear from anybody who was on the Rapurapu track or in that area on Tuesday that may have seen Nicola or any activity that may assist the enquiry to locate her.
The Rapurapu track is a popular day walk for trampers located off SH29 on the Matamata side of the Kaimai Ranges.
