Police say the little girl found wandering alone in the Botanical Gardens is safe and sound with her family.

The child was found by two police officers around 5 this evening.

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18 Nov: The search for a missing fisherman is being scaled back in Northland - after one body was found on Saturday

16 Nov: Concerns growing about a missing Waikato man

15 Nov: Near Whakatane, State Highway 30 at Te Teko is blocked following a serious 2-vehicle crash

15 Nov: Authorities are still searching for one missing fisherman following a boating incident in Northland

15 Nov: A search is underway for two people missing in overdue boat off the Whangarei coast

14 Nov: A former Wairoa restaurateur is facing liquidation over a 400-thousand dollar debt to Inland Revenue

14 Nov: WorkSafe is investigating how a worker was "seriously injured" while cleaning at Claymark's Rotorua sawmill

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