UPDATE: Messages from Wayne Hammond’s family and colleagues

Alexandra man Wayne Hammond has not been seen, or made contact with his family or friends, since the morning of Monday 1 November 2021.

His family and work colleagues are now making a further appeal for information that will lead to his whereabouts.

A message from Wayne Hammond’s family:

The last 11 days have been harrowing for us as a family.

Wayne is a loving, caring and engaged husband, father, son and friend. Not knowing where he is, and if he is okay is inexplicably hard.

We want to thank our local community for being there for us. We have been overwhelmed with support from both people who know us as a family, and many who don’t.

We are taking things day by day and want more than anything to have Wayne home with us.

To the people who have come forward to offer information, we want to thank you.

To anyone who thinks they may know something that can help, we ask you to please come forward. Even if you don’t think what you have to tell Police is relevant, we’d rather discount the information than not know about it.

As a family, we are focusing all of our energy on locating Wayne. With that said, we respectfully ask for privacy and will not be providing any media interviews.

A message from Wayne Hammond’s employer, Rory McLellan, McLellan’s and Rockgas Alexandra:

Wayne has worked for us at McLellan’s and Rockgas for three years and is a valued and respected member of our close-knit team.

Not having him here each day is extremely hard for us to process.

Wayne and I have literally worked side by side since he began with us. I regard him as both a good friend and a fantastic team member.

/NZ Police Public Release. View in full here.