Police are deploying the dive squad today as the search for Kim Louise Richmond continues.

Divers will search Lake Arapuni and Lake Waipapa.

Kim Richmond was reported missing last week.

Kim was reported missing from the Te Awamutu/Otorohanga area last week.

She was last seen on the morning of Sunday, July 31, when she left her home in a silver 2014 Ford Ranger utility, registration number HKD553, says a statement from police this morning.

'It's believed Ms Richmond headed in a southerly direction from her Wharepapa South farm.

'Police have had no sightings of her or her vehicle since then.”

Kim is described as a 42-year-old, of thin build, about 162 cm tall with an olive complexion and dark hair.

She has a hearing disability and at the time of her disappearance she was wearing a Highlanders rugby jersey, blue jeans, brown leather jacket and brown leather boots.

Anyone with any information related to Kim's whereabouts should contact Detective Sergeant Paul Van Der Zee of the Te Awamutu CIB on 07 8720100.

Alternatively, information can be left anonymously via the Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 line.