By RNZ
Human remains have been found in the bush in Pipiwai, near where Northland man Kukama Waa was missing.
While the remains have not been formally identified, police said in a statement they were found in an area near where Waa was missing.
The formal search for Waa was suspended on January 21, after a large search and rescue effort over the last fortnight.
The remains were found by members of Waa's whānau, who had continued to look for him following the suspension of the formal search.
