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Missing persons cases are complex and varied. Over 11,000 missing persons reports are submitted to police every year in New Zealand.

In New Zealand a missing person is defined as anyone who is reported missing to police, whose whereabouts are unknown, and where there are concerns for the safety and welfare of that person.

Police districts

New Zealand Police is divided into 12 districts, 9 in the North Island and 3 in the South. Each district is divided into areas and has a central station from which subsidiary and suburban stations are managed.

map of New Zealand


Click the map to learn about each each district.