Police still searching for youths who fled Auckland Oranga Tamariki remand home

Police are searching for three youths who ran away from an Auckland youth home on July 8. Photo / Jason Oxenham

By Finn Blackwell of RNZ

Police are still searching for a trio of young people who ran away from a youth home in Auckland earlier this month.

Oranga Tamariki had been alerted by one of its contracted providers after the group left a community-based remand home on July 8.

Two of the young people were on remand, while the other was under a care and protection custody order.

Police have told RNZ they were still searching for the youths.

They said they were working with Oranga Tamariki as part of their investigation.

“For legal reasons we cannot release further information about these young people,” police said.

Oranga Tamariki has been approached for comment.

It had previously described cases like this as concerning.

- RNZ