Latest news with #TotaraPark
RNZ News
7 days ago
- RNZ News
Missing Totara Park man found safe and well
Missing man Brett Carpenter. Photo: Supplied An Upper Hutt man missing since midday has been found. Police said 60-year-old Brett Carpenter, from Totara Park, was found safe and well on Wednesday evening after a large search effort - which included Land Search and Rescue, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC), and Community Patrol. Earlier, Upper Hutt residents in the suburb were asked to check their properties for the missing man, who has Alzheimer's. Carpenter was last seen about midday on Hartford Crescent, and a search and rescue operation was underway in the wider Upper Hutt area. Detective David Nichols said police had serious concerns for his safety and wanted help from the public. Nichols said the best thing people could do was check their properties and ring 111 immediately if they found him. He said Carpenter was tall and skinny, with grey hair and an unshaven face. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and black trackpants with white stripes on the leg. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
7 days ago
- RNZ News
Upper Hutt residents asked to check properties for missing man
Missing man Brett Carpenter. Photo: Supplied Upper Hutt residents in the suburb of Totara Parkare being asked to check their properties for a missing man who has Alzheimer's. Wellington police say 60-year-old Brett Carpenter was last seen about midday on Hartford Crescent, and a search and rescue operation is underway in the wider Upper Hutt area. Detective David Nichols said police had serious concerns for his safety and they would like help from the public. Nichols said the best thing people could do at this stage is check their properties and ring 111 immediately if they find him. He said Carpenter was tall and skinny, with grey hair and an unshaven face. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and black trackpants with white stripes on the leg. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
