Specialist search teams and community volunteers are out in force on day four of the hunt for missing Upper Hutt woman Mary Berrington.
Berrington, who has a mental illness, was reported missing on Wednesday and since then police, Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) teams and community volunteers have completed wide searches in the Upper Hutt area.
The police said today that a search for items of interest in and around the Hutt River would be completed. LandSAR, Upper Hutt Community Rescue and police search teams would focus on visiting properties in the suburbs surrounding Berrington's home on Fergusson Drive which were inaccessible yesterday.
Police have renewed their call for people to report any sightings of women matching Berrington's description in the Upper Hutt area.
Berrington, 62, is 168cm tall, and of solid build with short brown and grey hair. Police believe she may be in an anxious state.
Police are also asking Upper Hutt people to search their properties, checking out-buildings, garages and any areas where a person could seek shelter.
Any sightings of Berrington can be reported to the Upper Hutt police on 04 527 2300.
The last time Berrington, who has bipolar disorder, was seen or heard from was on Tuesday, when a family member spoke to her at her home at 9pm.
