Source: New Zealand Police
Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Richard How:
Police are planning a further search for missing man Jeremy Robertson in Rotorua this week.
On Wednesday 22 July, approximately 20 Police Search and Rescue staff, alongside volunteers will conduct a final planned search in the surrounding areas of the carpark of the Blue and Green Lakes lookout, where the vehicle Jeremy was using was located.
Jeremy is the sole person of interest in relation to the investigation into the death of his mother, Karen Gilbert-Palmer in Pahiatua on 15 October 2025.
Since the vehicle Jeremy was using arrived at the carpark, there has been no activity on his bank accounts or mobile phone.
Given these facts, Police believe the most likely scenario is that he died shortly after arriving in the Green and Blue Lakes area.
Police remain committed to locating Jeremy if at all possible, to provide the closure that Karen’s loved ones deserve.
Search efforts will include a drone search phase. The drone will be used to search around the lake and nearby islands.
Police expect this search to be a single day operation, but will have a significant presence in the area throughout the day.
We are urging the public to contact us with any information that could assist our investigation.
We’d like to hear from anyone who has previously located any medication packets, or any red or blue clothing in the area surrounding the Lakes, and nearby tracks.
Police can be contact via 105, either over the phone or online at 105.police.govt.nz.
Please reference the file number 251015/6286.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111
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Issued by Police Media Centre
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/07/20/final-planned-search-for-jeremy-robertson/