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Director of Mental Health probes mistaken identity after 11yo restrained, injected
The young girl was handcuffed, restrained and injected with antipsychotic medication.

'Significant failings': Health NZ apologises after 11yo injected twice in mistaken identity case
'This particular case cannot happen again,' said a health boss.

Have you seen Aranjan? Police appeal for sightings of missing Wellington woman
She was last seen in the Woodbridge area early this morning.

Missing Hamilton woman Raumiria found safe
Raumiria was wearing a grey Star Wars T-shirt and light trackpants.

Girl given 2 doses of antipsychotic meds: Minister can’t understand why 11yo treated as adult
A carer for a woman in her early 20s saw girl's photo and mistook her for their patient.

'Could be similar': How a photo mix-up led to 11yo girl's injections with antipsychotic
A carer for a 21-year-old saw the photo and mistook her for their patient.

Missing New Plymouth girl found safe and well
The girl was last seen around 2.30pm on Sunday.

Body found in search for missing 79yo man
The man was reported missing after his car was found on February 21.

Young NZ mum holidaying at Swiss ski resort no longer missing
Police told the Herald they were advised Hawley has made contact with her family.

15yo boy reported missing in South Auckland found ‘safe and well’
The youth had last been seen on Sunday evening.

Auckland 14-year-old found after going missing for three days
She was last seen between 8.30am and 9am on Thursday, March 6.

Where’s Sara’s remains? What ‘dying ex-crim’ said about cold case
The killer in the cold case never revealed the location of his girlfriend's body.

Missing for nearly three months: Have you seen Joshua?
54-year-old Joshua has been missing since December 11.

Search for woman who failed to board flight stepped up
Police believe Penelope may have travelled to the Otago Peninsula area.

Have you seen Penelope? Police searching for 65yo woman who failed to board flight
She was last seen on February 28 and police have concerns for her welfare.

‘Please come home’: Desperate mother begs her missing son to make contact
Police say a man sighted on Sunday matching Langford's description was not him.

Police reveal possible new sightings of missing man whose burned-out car was found in January
Police are searching for Travis Langford, missing since January 17.

‘Can’t find the body’: Mother of missing Argentinian hiker wrestling with reality of son’s fate
Hector Gaston Arigau has been missing for two and a half weeks now.

Police search for missing man after car found near Tongariro
Geoffrey Kelly was last seen on Thursday night wearing grey shorts and a tan sweatshirt.

How fresh sighting of Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips and kids fits into timeline
Tom Phillips has been credibly sighted only a handful of times since disappearing in 2021.

Concern for missing Rotorua man: Police appeal for sightings
He was last seen on February 9 in Rotorua's Hamurana area.