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Elderly man found lost in Wellington reunited with family

May 8, 2021

An elderly man found lost in Wellington this morning has been reunited with this family. 

Ilaitia Tuwere was found by a member of the public on Cheyne Walk, in Newlands, at 8.20am, police said today on Facebook.

"The 81-year-old man located in Newlands today has been reunited with his family – thank you everybody who shared our post," the police wrote. 

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