Amber alert issued for missing five-year-old boy in Kaponga

Friday 24 October 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 24 Oct 2025, 6:42am

Police have issued an amber alert for James Reihana, a five-year-old non-verbal and severely autistic boy missing from his home in Kaponga. He was last seen at 11pm on Thursday and was discovered missing from his bed early Friday morning. Authorities are asking for sightings of the boy.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 24 Oct 2025, 5:52am

   Amber alert issued as police search for missing non-verbal autistic Kaponga boy (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 24 Oct 2025, 6:08am

   Urgent search underway for missing 5-year-old in Taranaki (opens in new tab)

3. RNZFri 24 Oct 2025, 6:42am

   Five-year-old non-verbal boy missing in Kaponga, Taranaki (opens in new tab)