Concerns for missing elderly Port Waikato man

Paul Thomas Ellery, 78 and his convertible. Photo / NZ Police

Police have serious concerns for an elderly man with a medical condition who was last seen in a small Waikato town this morning.

Paul Thomas Ellery, 78, was last seen on Razorback Rd, Pokeno, this morning in his dark coloured Mazda convertible.

The elderly gentleman was seen at 8.40am, in the 1998 Mazda Eunos which has the licence plate BQR124.

Police said Ellery, a Port Waikato local, was a regular visitor to the Miranda hot pools.

"He is often seen driving on back roads between Miranda and Port Waikato."

Anyone who has seen Ellery or his vehicle, or who has any information as to where he might be should call 111 immediately, or Sergeant Nick Ewen of Pukekohe Police on 09 261 1300.