Concern for missing patient with head injury

Police are concerned about a man with a head injury who has disappeared from a west Auckland rehabilitation unit.

Bruce Rapana left the Metcalfe Rd home he had been staying at in Ranui about midnight and failed to return.

Police said he was having treatment after a head injury and they were worried about his welfare.

Mr Rapana is a male Maori, 1.8m tall. He was wearing a maroon jersey and blue trackpants.

- NZPA