3:00 pm today

Missing 13-year-old Jazz found safe and well

3:00 pm today
13-year-old Jazz was reported missing in Paraparaumu.

Jazz was missing from Paraparaumu. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

A 13-year-old who went missing from his home in Paraparaumu has been found and safe and well.

Police had been appealing for sightings of Jazz, who hadn't been seen since 2am Monday and there were concerns for his welfare.

They have confirmed he has been found safe and is back with his family.

Officers searching for Maia Johnston, 19, who disappeared from her mother's house in Totara Park, Upper Hutt, on Saturday night, have also confirmed she has been found safe.