There are hopes that an Australian climber missing on a New Zealand mountain may still be alive after movement was detected from a distress beacon about 2.30pm on Wednesday.
The climber is a 29-year-old Army captain who left his car at Raspberry Flat on Friday and walked into the area. He planned to summit the 3000m-high mountain solo and be back by Sunday.
The man set off a distress beacon at lunchtime on Tuesday and a rescue operation was subsequently launched.
Bad weather has hampered the search frustrating rescuers who have described the conditions as horrible.
Search teams on the ground found his car at a car park, and his heavier equipment at a hut.
"We know he's fairly lightly equipped because his heavier gear was left at a hut whilst he attempted the climb," Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) search coordinator Mike Roberts told Newshub.
Mr Roberts said that they've been able to track the climber who they suspect has been trying to move around the exposed mountain to find shelter.
"They stopped for a period of 24 hours, and about 2:30pm on Wednesday we got an updated position, which suggests he's still moving."
A helicopter is on stand-by for a break in the weather.
