Police have found a 3-year-old boy and his father after the pair went missing, sparking a police search, following a family violence incident at a Whangarei address yesterday.
Whangarei police acting Sergeant Rob Eke said police had spent the weekend interviewing the friends and family of 25-year-old father Tehuru (Tony) Paratene, who had taken his son Kaui from a Whangarei house.
Mr Paratene was involved in a family violence incident at an Otangarei address at about 12.30pm yesterday, he said.
During the incident, involving Paratene and other family members, the child was allegedly assaulted, Mr Eke said.
Paratene left with his son on foot and a search ensued.