Six-year-old missing in West Auckland all afternoon found safe and well

Spence Tarte, 6, has been found after going missing about 4pm. Photo / Police

A 6-year-old West Auckland boy who went missing after school today has been returned home safe and well.

Police confirmed Spencer Tarte, who was last seen in Sunnyvale around 4pm, was found safe and well and has been returned home.

Earlier this evening, North Shore, Rodney & West Auckland police made an appeal for the public to keep an eye out for Tarte after he went missing.