Missing 6-year-old Malakai found after urgent overnight search in South Auckland

UpdatedNZ Herald4 Aug, 2026 07:08 PM2 mins to readSearch teams look for the missing 6-year-old boy around Wiri overnight. Photo / Hayden WoodwardSearch teams look for the missing 6-year-old boy around Wiri overnight. Photo / Hayden WoodwardSearchers have found a 6-year-old boy who was missing overnight in near-freezing conditions in South Auckland.Multiple search and rescue teams searched through the night for Malakai around Druces Rd and Wiri Station Rd in Wiri, and along nearby streams. He was last seen about 6pm yesterday. “He