More items of interest have been found in relation to the search for missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao, police say.
After taking time to reassess the investigation on Monday, police continued searching on the outskirts of Christchurch on Tuesday morning - shifting focus to roads and farmland near Greenpark.
Det Insp Nicola Reeves couldn't reveal what items were found or who they belong to but remained confident the 44-year-old's body would be found.
"We've got a really dedicated and invested investigation team who have skin in the game for this inquiry," she told Newshub. "We are determined and very hopeful that we will bring Yanfei home.
"We're assessing information that comes into the investigation, we have the very best expertise within the investigation and within the people that are coordinating the search for us - I'm very hopeful that we will find her and bring her home.
"Our hope will never fade… and we will exhaust all enquiries; whatever it is that we need to do, wherever we need to look."
Bao went missing on July 19 while out doorknocking as part of her role as a real estate agent in the Christchurch suburb of Wigram.
Searches have since been carried out at several locations across the city since her disappearance, including multiple properties and waterways.
Bao's family last week paid tribute to the missing woman, calling her a "beloved wife and mother".
"The family urges anyone with information that could assist the police in locating Yanfei to come forward as soon as possible," they said in a statement.
A 52-year-old man has previously been arrested and charged with kidnapping Bao. He was arrested at Christchurch Airport trying to flee the country.
"I won't go into detail about what he has said, that matter's obviously before the court so I'm limited on going any further into that," Reeves said on Tuesday of the arrested man.
The man was due to make his second court appearance next week.
