Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who has been missing from the Tauranga area since January.
Julian James Varley has not been seen since Thursday, January 23, police said in a statement.
The last confirmed sighting of the 31-year-old was on that afternoon when he was captured on CCTV driving a blue and silver 1998 Nissan Pulsar at the Poike roundabout on State Highway 29a, in Tauranga, at around 3pm, police said.
A member of the public later found Mr Varley's vehicle on fire on Oropi Road, near State Highway 36, on Friday, January 24 at around 1am. The car was completely destroyed in the fire.
Mr Varley has had no contact with family, friends or his two young children since the day he was last seen, and he has not accessed his bank account or used his cell phone since that date, police said.
Mr Varley is known to have associations across the Western Bay of Plenty and Eastern Waikato areas.
A team of eight detectives are currently working on the case.
Anyone with information on Mr Varley or the circumstances around his disappearance have been urged to come forward and speak with police on 105, quoting file number 200128/0613, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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