William Walmsley. Photo: Supplied / Andrew Walmsley
There have been multiple possible sightings of the 12-year-old Wellington boy who went missing on Saturday night, police say.
Police have been appealing for sightings of William Walmsley from Karori who has not been seen since Saturday.
His father Andrew Walmsley told RNZ his son parted ways with friends in the city's CBD about 8pm, and a family acquaintance saw him near Courtenay Place about midnight.
On Monday afternoon, police said there had been unconfirmed sightings since then.
"There have been possible sightings of him since Saturday night, including today," a police spokesperson said.
"We're following up on each of the possible sightings."
Walmsley said one of the unconfirmed sightings was early on Monday morning, around Manners Mall.
William was last seen wearing a red hoodie, black trackpants and green Crocs.
Walmsley said his son's disappearance was out of character and he was worried for his safety.
"He was out in the Wellington CBD with a couple of friends ... the other two have subsequently been found at different times, and William is still missing," he said.
William had stayed out overnight with a friend once before - but this was different, Walmsley said.
William Walmsley. Photo: Supplied / Wellington District Police
Through tears he told RNZ he was feeling "pretty awful, really worried for his safety."
"He's quite a sociable kid so it's unusual that he would stay out this long on his own, whether that means he's met someone else that he knows in town, or he's found someone else, we just don't know."
The police had been helpful but not had any luck either, said Walmsley.
"We really just want him to come home, we're really worried about him, if he can just get in touch or make his way home, that's the most important thing."
William had a phone with him - which his family believed was out of battery - and a Snapper card, which was now out of credit.
"He's had a number of friends messaging and calling him, he sorta stopped responding to things early on Sunday, we think that means his phone's gone flat," said Walmsley.
He described his son as tall and lanky, and younger than he looked - he could be mistaken for 14 or 15.
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