Police are asking the public's help to locate a 14-year-old girl last seen at school in Auckland on Thursday.

Skyla is 14 years old, 175cm tall, and was last seen in Albany on Thursday.

Police and her family are concerned for her welfare and want to know that she is safe, police said.

In a Facebook post, her mother said, "She was last seen when I dropped her off at school at 8:35 AM on Thursday, 6 March, but she left the school grounds at 8:50 AM before classes began."

If you have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact police online or call 105, and reference the file number 250306/9445.

This story was originally published by RNZ