Tip-off sparks police search in Baby Kahu case

4.55pm

Police are searching a large section of rugged hill country near the Wellington suburb of Berhampore for the kidnapped baby Kahurautete Durie.

The team, made up mainly of recruits from the police college, has been searching the gorse covered hill for signs of 8-month-old Kahu Durie, who was taken at gunpoint from her mother Donna Hall on Saturday afternoon.

The search follows a call from a woman to the police 0800 line just before midnight last night with information which included a street name, but poor quality audio made her words unclear.

Police searched Albert Street last night, before listening to the tape again.

Today, police have been searching a hillside which follows Mt Albert Road. They have so far been unsuccessful.

Police are appealing for the caller to make contact again.

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Picture: Kahurautete Durie

Picture: Kahurautete's clothing

Picture: the car being sought by police

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