A search is under way for an 81-year-old man missing from a rest home in Whangarei.
Mervyn Baucke, a resident of Potter Home, was last seen at 10am on Thursday.
When last seen, Mr Baucke was wearing black-rimmed glasses, grey trousers and a black sports jacket with white panels and three black stripes across the panels. He is 1.7 metres tall.