The car of a missing 42-year-old man has been found in a canal near Twizel in the Canterbury region.
The police national dive squad found the car belonging to David Fountain, of Twizel, in the Pukaki Ohau Canal last night.
Fountain was last seen at the Top Hut Hotel in Twizel about 1am on August 20, police said.
He had been out with a group of workmates.
He was supposed to turn up for work on Sunday morning and, when he failed to show, his work colleagues, then his family, contacted police, Fairfax reports.
His grey Nissan Primera has been retrieved from the water, police said, and divers will continue to search the canal today.
Police continued to appeal for sightings of Fountain, who was last seen wearing a black polar fleece top and dark blue jeans.
Anyone with any information was call 111 or contact the Canterbury Police Facebook page.