Manuofetoa was hired under the Recognised Seasonal Employment (RSE) programme to work on an orchard in Hastings.
He failed to make it to Hastings when he arrived in New Zealand last month.
Kaniva News reports Manuofetao has now been declared an overstayer and if he is caught he will be deported to Tonga.
Manuofetoa’s disappearance as well as that of 15 other Tongan seasonal workers is of grave concern to Tongan authorities.
