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Missing Non-verbal six-year-old boy found in Taupō

January 7, 2023

A six-year-old boy named Maitrey has been found after going missing in Taupō this afternoon, police say.

He was described as non-verbal by police who said they and the boy's family had been worried for his wellbeing.

He was last seen around 1.30pm this afternoon on Ruapehu St - a police a spokesperson said, and was found again around 5pm.

New Zealand Crime and Justice Hamilton and Waikato

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