Goat Island: DNA points to missing student

Yue Gue. Photo / Supplied

A body found by divers near Goat Island north of Auckland is believed to be that of a missing student.

The remains were found by two divers on July 18 and after weeks of DNA testing police believe the body is that of Yue "Alice" Gui, a University of Auckland doctoral student.

Ms Gui, 30, disappeared on June 4 from a University of Auckland faculty at Leigh.