Police say they have fears for the safety of a 60-year-old man who went missing central Canterbury this morning.
Peter Tucker was last seen at a rural property in Taylors Road, near Clarkville, 5km southwest of Kaiapoi, at 3am.
Police said that Mr Tucker, who wore a hearing aid and glasses was relatively fit but very unfamiliar with the area.
He was last seen wearing a navy blue jacket, green short-sleeved shirt, brown trousers, and shoes, police said.
His jacket has distinctive markings - on the front left breast are the letters "PAC" in white and on the rear is an outline of a plane with "Cresco"
Anyone seeing him was asked to contact police.
NZPA