Sophie Acklin (18) was reported missing after last seen leaving a friend's flat on Smith St in central Dunedin on Monday about 8pm.
Her mother Salu Acklin told the Otago Daily Times her daughter was normally a funloving person, but was in a "pretty fragile state'' due to some personal problems over the weekend.
Senior Sergeant Bruce Ross, of Dunedin, confirmed she had been foundsafe and well in Alexandra this morning.