Stewart Island residents asked for help to find missing 71-year-old

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Police are searching for a 71-year-old who went missing from Rakiura Stewart Island and was last seen Friday morning.

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Police are searching for a 71-year-old who went missing from Rakiura Stewart Island and was last seen Friday morning.

Residents of Rakiura/Stewart Island are being asked to check their properties for a man missing since Friday morning.

A search and rescue operation to find 71-year-old Manfred Herzoff is under way.

Herzoff was last seen wearing shorts, a red T-shirt over a white T-shirt, and glasses.

Residents and visitors to the island are asked to report any information or sightings to police, and also check their properties for any sign of Herzoff.

Information can be reported by phoning 111 and quoting event number P053840287.