Introducing: The Lost

The true stories of New Zealand's missing people. Paloma Migone
digs into the cold cases of those who never came home.


Watch a video version of the trailer here


This series first published in May 2017.


Every year, thousands of New Zealanders go missing. On average
about one every hour.


Most are found quickly. But some are never seen again. They are
the lost.


RNZ's new five-part podcast, The Lost, digs into some of those
missing persons cases and talks to the families about their quest
for answers and the hole left by those who have disappeared.


Where are they? And will they ever be found?


"There are more questions than answers. And there continues to be
more questions than answers."


The first episode is on Kirsa Jensen, a 14-year-old girl who went
missing while riding her horse along a Napier beach in 1983.


Her story gripped the country for weeks as New Zealanders
wrestled with how a young girl could go missing in broad
daylight. Kirsa and her horse Commodore became household names,
but the police are still searching. Despite the years, her
mother, Robyn, is still desperate to find her.


She says with time, it's become harder to cope with her loss.


"One day I may be dead and she may not be found," she says.


"To be able to locate her and put her in a decent place, to rest
forever, is vitally important to me."


And next week, The Lost explores the case of Judy Yorke, a
mother-of-two who was last seen at an orchard party in Matapihi
in 1992.


Someone must know where they are. Is that someone you?


Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details