Fears for missing woman mounting

Concern is mounting for a missing woman who is thought to be on Auckland's North Shore.

Waitemata police said yesterday there had been no confirmed sightings of Malanie Catherine Watson, 27, since February.

Ms Watson had two young children in the South Island, but had not been in contact with them, police said.

She was described as a Caucasian, with blue eyes, of medium to thin build, 170cm tall, with long black dyed hair. She has a tattoo of a lion on her left shoulder and the letters "NAFCKA" across the back of her neck.