10 Nov 2025

Eight-year-old girl missing in Rotorua found safe

12:17 pm on 10 November 2025
Police in Wellington. Generic image

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

A missing eight-year-old girl in Rotorua has been found safe.

She was reported missing after failing to turn up at her school on Monday.

"There is urgent concern for her welfare," police said in an earlier social media post.

The girl had since been found and was safe, police said about noon on Monday.

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