Police investigating the disappearance of millionaire businessman Herman Rockefeller said he "may have met with foul play".

Police are seeking a woman after a reported attempted child kidnapping in Hamilton.

An 82-year-old woman was kidnapped by three young women and driven around in the back of her own car while her captors robbed her of more than $1500.

A kidnap victim reveals in a new film how her captor shaved her head, forbade her to cry and brutally abused her during eight years in a cellar.

Australian Nigel Brennan says he and his companion were kept isolated and tortured during the 15 months they were held captive.

The coroner examining how west Auckland toddler Aisling Symes died will have the benefit of a report into the stormwater drain in which her body was found.

A 41-year-old man found bathing in a hot pool with a schoolgirl has admitted he abducted her.

The Mayor of Waitakere Bob Harvey has confirmed to the NZ Herald a body has been found near the Henderson property where two-year-old Aisling Symes went missing.

A British aristocrat offers a $50,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of missing two-year-old toddler Aisling Symes.

West Auckland schools are taking steps to calm the fears of students and their parents after 2-year-old Aisling Symes' disappearance last week.

A week on from the disappearance of toddler Aisling Symes, the man leading the hunt has made a personal appeal to whoever might have taken her.

A mystery man holding a broken umbrella is on a growing list of "people of interest" to police hunting missing toddler Aisling Symes.