Police are concerned for the safety of a 14-year-old intellectually disabled boy who has not been seen for nearly a month.
Demetrius Masiutama was last seen at 6am on March 24 in Pakuranga, Auckland, and was reported missing on April 1, police said.
Yesterday was his 14th birthday.
He suffers from a mild intellectual disability and was meant to take medication but has not done so for some time.
Demetrius has family in both Mangere and Papakura and could be in either of these areas or sleeping rough or with friends anywhere else in the Counties Manukau District, police said.