American rocker Ryan Adams continues to help Kiwi kitten

Ryan Adams is NZ for two shows in Auckland and Wellington. Photo / Getty Images

Efforts by an American rocker and Auckland Twitter users to rescue a kitten from poverty and possums are continuing.

Last night, Ryan Adams spent much of his evening trying to rescue a black and white cat from Symonds St cemetery in central Auckland. He kept fans updated on Twitter.

Please any local cat rescue in Auckland, there's a little black kitten Symonds & Grafton- in Cemetery. Abandoned. pic.twitter.com/EwgILWC0JJ

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) July 13, 2015

In response to Adams' Tweets, nearby resident Rob Isaac headed to the cemetery with a box and cat food.

Soon after, he was joined by fellow animal lover Tanya Gray.

Most rock stars would be cruising in their limousine right now. @TheRyanAdams rescues lost cats. How great is that guy, seriously.

— Rob Isaac (@rmi) July 14, 2015

But after approaches by an aggressive possum, and an attempted capture, the pair's rescue mission was aborted.

This morning, Mr Isaac tweeted: "For those of you following along at home, our new plan is to return this evening with a humane trap, skilled professionals and some KFC."

Today, one of Adam's crew visited the cat with food.

Cemetery cat is still there. Our monitor engineer fed her this morning and sent this pic. Still needs a home pic.twitter.com/CZi4mBlJyV

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) July 13, 2015

The singer songwriter has vowed to donate money to a shelter that can "care for her and get her a forever home."

Ryan Adams is in New Zealand for two shows - one tonight in Auckland and another in Wellington on Thursday.

Adams is a self-proclaimed animal lover and contributed to a compilation album that was sold in 2012 to raise funds for an abandoned kitten that needed surgery.