Picnic mystery solved

The mystery surrounding an abandoned picnic found at Rotorua's Blue Lake last week has been solved.

Today a very embarrassed Rotorua man, who will stay anonymous, visited police to explain what happened.

Detective Sergeant John Wilson says the incident can best be described as an 'aborted romantic interlude'.

"It was a planned liaison with a female. He had been out there at about 2 o'clock last Tuesday afternoon to set it all out, in the hope of later meeting her there... and unfortunately she didn't make the appointment. He simply failed to return to pick everything up."

But Mr Wilson says the two have since been on another date and the mystery has ended happily ever after.

- NEWSTALK ZB