THE search for a British hiker who disappeared in New Zealand more than a week ago has been paused, police said. Eli Sweeting ...

Eli Sweeting, 25, was reported missing on May 4 after failing to return from a hike up Mitre Peak in Milford Sound in the South Island.

Search efforts for a British hiker who has been missing for more than a week in New Zealand have been "paused", police have ...

Eli Sweeting, 25, sparked a major search and rescue operation when he went missing after setting off for a hike up the ...

Police say it was a difficult decision.

Eli Sweeting, an 'experienced climber' from Bristol, England, has been missing for five days, after traveling on a solo ...