Rotorua police find eight-year-old girl safe after urgent search

Police say a girl reported missing in Rotorua has been found. Photo / Bevan Conley

An eight-year-old girl reported missing in Rotorua this morning has been found safe.

The girl was reported missing after failing to turn up at her school this morning and there had been “urgent concern” for her welfare, a police statement said.

She was last seen about 7.30am at her Mountain Rd address in Western Heights, and had told a family member she intended to walk to school – which is not within walking distance.

In an update at midday, police said the girl had been found “safe and well”.