Body confirmed as missing woman Ann Louise Bunning

Ann Louise Bunning. Photograph/Supplied

Police have confirmed that a body found near Thames last week was Ann Louise Bunning.

The 56-year-old was last seen at the Te Puru Holiday Park on January 30.

Bunning had been living at the campsite for about a month before she disappeared.

A hunter found a body in a remote area of bush in the Te Puru Forks on April 25.

Police have been working to identify the body and confirmed today it was Bunning.

Her brother, Anthony Gibbons, earlier told the Herald his sister practically vanished without a trace some time in early February.

A police representative said Bunning's death had been referred to the Coroner.

"Police's thoughts are with her family and friends," the representative said.