Urban and Hide Pakenan in the Coromandel Range

Urban and hide had been missing for around two months. A search party consisting of police officers, army personnel and 60 volunteers braved the freezing conditions to scour the thick, wet bushland leading from tararoo creek road. They hiked upwards for hours, while examining ansilary tracks and creeks along the way. It was no easy task given the poor weather and muddy, treacherous landscape. After three days, it became the largest land based gridsearch ever conducted in new zealand. But there still no sign of oban, hoglen or hide pakenan.