Police say Te Anihana Pomana took bus day before she disappeared, mum’s plea for sightings

The mother of a woman missing for more than two weeks after leaving Auckland’s SkyCity Hotel has issued a plea for witnesses to come forward.

Te Anihana Beau Pomana, 25, was last seen on security footage leaving the hotel at 5.06am on August 21.

Two weeks after Pomana’s disappearance, her mother Catherine Anderson and Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend spoke to media this morning.

Pomana, 25, left her belongings at the hotel, and police have “grave concerns” for her wellbeing.

“We’re here because we’re determined to find her,” said Anderson, who travelled to Auckland to look for her daughter.

“Someone must have seen her.”

She said Te Anihana was a much-loved daughter, sister, aunt, niece, friend and mokopuna.

“We want to find her and take her home and keep her safe.

“As a mother, I’m appealing to anyone who has any information about Te Anihana to contact the police.

“Te Anihana, if you see this, we all love you and we miss you. Please let us know that you’re okay.”

Police said she had no known associates in central Auckland.

Te Anihana Beau Pomana, 25, was last seen leaving Sky City Hotel on the morning of August 21 without her belongings. Photo / NZ Police

When last seen, Pomana was wearing a white sweatshirt, pants and sneakers while waiting for an elevator and leaving the hotel.

Security footage shows her walking towards Federal St before leaving the camera’s view. She appeared to be heading towards Victoria St West.

She did not return to the hotel to collect her possessions.

Friend said in the weeks before she vanished Pomana had travelled extensively across New Zealand.

“We have information that suggests that she’s linking up with her heritage, and her heritage seems to be linking to maraes up in Northland,” he said.

Te Anihana had caught the WX1 bus to Henderson on August 20, the day before she went missing, and police wanted to hear from anybody on that bus, Friend said.

Police were perplexed about her whereabouts, especially given the widespread security footage across central Auckland.

“It’s like she’s disappeared.

“We just do not know where she is.”

Earlier, Friend said he hoped the footage would jog the memory of anyone who saw or came into contact with Pomana.

Police did not believe she was in touch with anybody, he said. Friend said Pomana checked into the SkyCity Hotel on August 18.

“She may be acting erratically, and it is not known whether she has access to a cell phone,” he said earlier.

Pomana is of thin build, 154cm tall, with curly black hair and tattoos.

“Police and her whānau are concerned for her welfare,” Friend said.

He said there was nothing to suggest Te Anihana was a victim of foul play.

“Leaving the hotel with no possessions, it does give us concerns, and we just do not know what’s happened to her.

“With such a vast CCTV system in Auckland City, we are incredibly surprised that we have not been able to locate her. It’s like she’s disappeared, essentially.”

Anyone who sees her is urged to contact police on 111.

Further information should be reported via the 105 phone service, using the reference number 250822/6281.

Timeline of Te Anihana’s known movements

• Early August: Travelled from Dunedin to Christchurch with her father.
• August 2: Arrived in Auckland and received treatment at Middlemore Hospital for existing injuries, later being discharged.
• Early August: Moves between multiple hostels, hotels and bedsits.
• August 18, 2025: Checked into SkyCity Hotel, Auckland, at 11.11pm.
• August 20, 2025: Seen on CCTV boarding WX1 bus from Hobson Street at 6.37pm. Believed to have travelled to Lincoln Road, Henderson, then returned to city.
• August 21, 2025: Confirmed sighting via CCTV leaving SkyCity Hotel at 5:06am, leaving belongings behind.
• August, 21 2025: Confirmed last sighting on Victoria Street West at 5.16am.
• August 29, 2025: Police released CCTV footage of Te Anihana’s last known movements.

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