Family initially thought missing Alexandra man was with friends
(WorldNews New Zealand)

For four days, Christopher Bates` family thought he was with friends - until one knocked on their door asking where he was. The 22-year-old accounting graduate has been missing for 12 days and extensive land and water searches in Central Otago have failed to find him. His brother, Jonathan Bates, and sister-in-law, Sidonee Gibson, said they were worn out with worry trying to find their brother, son and friend. They last saw Christopher Bates, who they describe as `quiet` and `intelligent`, in Alexandra on...