Morning Headlines | Wellington mayor issues warning over beaches and Christopher Luxon positive ahead of pōwhiri | Thursday, February 5, 2026Already a subscriber? Missing Pāpāmoa woman found safe after search in Kaimai RangeA Pāpāmoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well, police say. Nicola O’Connor’s house bus was found on Rapurapu Track in the Lower Kaimai area on Tuesday. Search and rescue team spent yesterday searching the area without success, police said in a statement. A police spokeswoman confirmed today O’Connor had “proactively made contact with police late this morning” and that she was “safe and well”.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 05, 2026 01:15 UTC