The police hunt for a convicted murderer who escaped while being returned to prison from hospital has entered its third day.
Police said on Sunday morning that the search for Katrina Epiha continues and told the Herald it would issue a statement about the hunt as soon as it could.
Epiha is considered dangerous and members of the public have been told not to approach her.
She has large and distinctive tattoos on her cheeks and was last seen running towards Gray Ave in Māngere, South Auckland, wearing a black long-sleeved top over a white shirt.
The 22-year-old was also wearing grey track pants and light-pink-coloured running shoes.
Epiha was convicted of fatally stabbing 32-year-old mother Alicia Maree Nathan, also known as Robinson, and threatening to kill another woman at an Avonhead property in August 2017.
She was 19 at the time of the attack and sentenced to jail for at least 10 years as part of a murder life sentence last year.
Anyone who sees Epiha or know of her whereabouts are urged to call 111 immediately or Counties Manukau Police on 09 261 1321.