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British aristocrat Lord Ashcroft has stepped into another New Zealand criminal inquiry, offering a reward in the Aisling Symes case.
The two-year-old girl went missing from the suburb of Henderson last Monday.
Police Commissioner Howard Broad says Lord Ashcroft has offered a reward of $50,000 for information leading to the safe return of Aisling.
Last year, Lord Ashcroft offered a reward of $200,000 after the Waiouru Army Museum's war medals were stolen.
Police have stepped up their investigation in the girl's disappearance, with staff on the inquiry increased to 70.
A week after she vanished, police say they have no leads and have issued another plea for her to be returned unharmed.
The toddler disappeared from Longburn Rd in Henderson where she was last seen with an Asian woman in her 30s walking a dog.
Police poured huge resources into the search but last week said it was most likely she had been kidnapped and the mystery Asian woman may hold the key to her disappearance.
Aisling's family church is holding a special prayer meeting for her on Monday night.
