Police are asking anyone who was in the Lake Ferry Road area yesterday morning near Pirinoa South and who may have seen a missing man to contact them.
Antony Gerald Farrell, 52, was last seen on Te Ore Road in Masterton town at 2am on Monday.
Police understand he travelled to the Lake Ferry area.
Anyone in the area yesterday morning who saw someone 168cm tall, of medium build and with a beard was asked to contact police.
A man matching Farrell's description was sighted in the area before 7am yesterday, 1 February, and police say they would like to gather further information to confirm whether this was him.