The toddler was found walking on High St in Taitā, Lower Hutt. Image / Google Maps

Police are doorknocking homes in Lower Hutt after a child wearing just a nappy and singlet was found wandering down a busy suburban road.

The boy, estimated to be 3 or 4 years old, was found walking on High St in the suburb of Taitā this morning.

“Good morning all,
if you are missing your child 3/4years old, he is now with the police as we had no other choice,” wrote a member of the public on social media.