The aunt of kidnapped baby Kahu Durie said the family wanted to be told the missing girl was safe.
Eight-month-old Kahu was snatched at gunpoint in Lower Hutt on Saturday morning from her mother, high profile lawyer Donna Hall. Kahu's father is High Court Justice Eddie Durie
Marian Mare, Ms Hall's oldestsister, made the plea today in a statement through police on behalf of Kahu's family.
"Someone out there must know who took Kahu or who is caring for the baby," she said.
"Our family is going through hell. Please put an end to our pain and tell us the baby is safe and that she will be returned to us.
She also said the parents appreciated the public support "flooding in".
"It's hard to put into words the emotions we are all experiencing. The messages, calls, flowers and offers of support are fantastic. We're grateful for what the police are doing to find Kahu and for the public willingness to find our little girl," the Waikato University researcher said.
"The response from people wanting to help is wonderful ...It's hard to believe something so terrible has happened in New Zealand and to us. Even as I travelled down on the plane to Wellington other passengers were talking about it.
"I don't know why Kahu was taken but I do know that someone out there can tell us where she is.
"Please, tell us she's safe. Let us know where we can find her so she can be safely returned home."
