Father and sons safe after bike trip goes awry

A missing man and his two sons have been found after a 90-minute bike ride turned into a night in the bush.

Police said Ben Russell, 38, and the boys, aged 10 and 12, were safe and well after walking out of the bush in the Akatarawa Ranges in Upper Hutt this morning.

The three had failed to return after setting out to ride a 90-minute loop on the Karapoti Bike track yesterday afternoon.

- NZPA