The newborn was taken from Middlemore Hospital. Photo / File
The newborn baby who was found safe and well after police reported he was missing from a South Auckland hospital is now in Oranga Tamariki care.
Oranga Tamariki Regional Manager South Auckland Dee Mcmanus-Emery said the baby boy is now safe in Oranga Tamariki care.
"We are working with the
whānau around longer-term care arrangements," Mcmanus-Emery said.
"It is not appropriate for us to comment further for privacy reasons."
Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Hassall said the two-day-old baby was assessed by ambulance staff when he was found and was transported to hospital.
