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Two children are missing near Mararora River in Southland (File photo)
A search is underway for two children, aged 8 and 11, missing overnight in Southland bush.
The 8-year-old-boy and 11-year-old girl did not return from a bush walk at Mavora Lakes Road after they set out at 2.30pm on Saturday from a campground at the northern end of the road, police said.
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Searchers had been looking for the pair overnight.
A further 30 searchers were heading out at first light on Sunday as well as a police, search dogs, and volunteers.
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Mavora Lakes Rd runs along the east side of the Mararoa River between Te Anau and Kingston.
Southland District councillor Tom O’Brien said the area around the campground was relatively flat and open but with some beech forest near the lake before it got mountainous further away.
“There’s been quite a bit of rain but the temperature has been not as cold as it has been,” he said.
MetService meteorologist April Clark said the overnight low in the closest station to the site, at Lumsden, was 6.6C. There was cloud and westerly winds on Saturday and a light shower early on Sunday morning.
The forecast for Sunday was some isolated showers but clearing to fine spells.
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