Vulnerable man missing in Taita found

The 30-year-old has been found safe and well. Photo / NZME
The 30-year-old has been found safe and well. Photo / NZME

A vulnerable man who went missing in Lower Hutt has been located safe and well.

Police had been searching for the man who is aged 30 but has a younger intellectual age.

They confirmed he was found safely this afternoon.

Grace Symmans is Wellington-based reporter who covers news in the capital. Grace joined NZME in 2025 as a producer for Wellington Mornings on Newstalk ZB. She can be emailed at grace.symmans@nzme.co.nz.