Missing Persons

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It's our great joy to bring families back together and reunite loved ones. Using our wide international and local network, our Family Tracing programme successfully locates over 80 per cent of the missing persons we seek.

If you would like to use this service, please contact us in the country where you live, not the one where you think your missing family member might be.

How long does it take?

Searches can take from a few days to several years, and no timeframe can be guaranteed. We do not look for people who have only been out of contact for a brief period of time i.e. normally less than six months.

We will accept urgent requests in the event of a family crisis such as an accident, terminal illness or bereavement.

How do I begin?

Please make sure you read our Conditions and Guidelines before completing and sending us your application form. Both are available for download:

Family Tracing - Conditions and Guidelines (PDF, 75KB)
Family Tracing - Application Form (PDF, 43KB)

Contact us

Please send your completed form and any related questions to:

Family Tracing Service
PO Box 6015, Wellington
Phone: +64 4 382 0710
Email: Family Tracing

Do you know these people?

HARGREAVES was VENABLES, Brett David
Born 1962 in Lower Hutt

HARRIS nee JONES, Susan Lesley
Born 1954 in Northolt, England

HOOK nee CARSON, Ailsa Marie
Born 1946 in Wairoa

JACKA, Helen Louise
Born 1987 in Christchurch

JOHNSON, Josephine Rose Victoria
Born 1980 in Bristol, England

KARAITIANA, Raymond Michael
Born 1952 in Whanganui

KINGHAM, David Francis
Born 1970 in Auckland (Aunty Sharlene looking)

LAWRENCE, Eric Robert
Born 1946 in London, England

LLOYD, Oliver Thomas Berkeley
Born 1962 in London, England

NORRIS, Rosemary
Born 1946 in Sydney, Australia