Missing teenage girl found

Police say a teenage girl who has been missing from her home in the Auckland suburb of Beach Haven for more than a month, has been found.

Sharn Joy Reid, 15, was located safe and well on the Kapiti Coast yesterday.

The girl was last seen by her mother on July 22 and the last reported sighting of her was in Auckland on August 18.

"Both her mother and police are extremely pleased that the girl has been found. She is in good spirits and we are satisfied she is safe," Constable Scott Norris, North Shore Police youth aid officer, said.

"Police inquiries have centred on the lower North Island and Wellington region. While we had no immediate concerns for her safety, she is only 15 years of age. We certainly wanted to be assured about her well being and where she is living."

He thanked the public and the media for their assistance.

- NZHERALD STAFF