A nine-year-old boy that went missing in Papakura on Monday morning has been found "safe and well", police say.
"The nine-year-old boy reported missing from a Papakura address early today [Monday] has been located safe and well," a spokesperson said in a statement.
Nine-year-old Corleyowne went missing after leaving an address on Wesleydale Place on Monday at around 3am, according to Counties Manukau Police.
The nine-year-old's whereabouts was unknown to the police as they carried out a number of enquiries in the Papakura area to locate him police say.
Corleyowne was wearing white shorts and a T-shirt and was barefoot when he left the address early in the morning.
