Police believe human remains found buried in the Central North Island are that of a Chinese man missing since 2017.
The buried remains were found last week following a search at Rangipo Intake Road, off Desert Road.
A team of officers began their search after police received information which led them to have "grave fears" for a person.
"As a result of enquiries to date, police believe the deceased is a Chinese man, aged in his early 30s, whose whereabouts have been unaccounted for since 2017," police said today.
