The mother of missing teen David Feki is still holding out hope that her son is alive despite searchers again failing to find him yesterday.
Mr Feki, 18, is presumed dead after he fell from 101m Lion Rock at Piha Beach early on Sunday.
He and a group
of friends camped overnight on the rock despite warning signs.
The group were seen carrying sleeping bags, a chilly bin and a guitar up the rock.
Police were alerted about 4.30am on Sunday that Mr Feki had gone missing but despite searches of the surrounding area and sea have found nothing.
His mother, Ana Feki, told the Herald yesterday she believed there was a glimmer of hope he was still alive.
"I am still waiting and am definitely holding out hope that he will be found," said Mrs Feki from her Avondale home.
She said David had just finished his seventh form year at Lynfield College and was "a very likeable guy".
"You can't ask for a much better son than him, he is a very good boy," said Mrs Feki.
"The last time I saw him was on Saturday - he just told me he was going out with his friends."
She said music was their passion.
"He and his friends absolutely loved music.
"It was their common interest and something they lived for."
Sergeant Paul Zderich of the combined investigation unit said the search for Mr Feki would continue through the Piha Surf Club, which will patrol Piha and Muriwai beaches.
He said any remaining hope of Mr Feki surviving had "most definitely" gone.
"It's been a few days and we have nothing," he said.
Lynfield College principal Steve Bovaird said David was a "very sociable and popular" young man who said he wanted to pursue a career in the music or sound industries.
A large group of students from the school joined the search for his body on Sunday, he said.
"It's a really sad situation and we had his dean and the school's guidance counsellor go to the family this morning ... I guess we are all in the same situation at the moment."
