The baffling disappearance of 73-year-old Pat Wearn has united a community determined to find 'everyone's grandmother', writes Kathryn Calvert.

An elderly Kaiapoi man who had been missing since this morning has been found safe and well. Earlier today, police said they had

Police are keeping an open mind about the whereabouts of a mother of four who was last seen at Punakaiki a month ago.

The search for a missing 21-year-old Hamilton man will continue this morning, after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River.

Police have released more information about the movements of a woman who has been missing since December 22.

Police were delivering flyers about missing woman Shelly Crooks today in Punakaiki and nearby Fox River.

The family of an Auckland teenager are appealing for any information about their missing son, who police say they hold "serious concerns'' for.

The family of missing North Shore woman Pat Wearn have released a statement following the police decision to suspend the search for the 73-year-old.

Pat Wearn, 73, who suffers from Alzheimer's, hasn't been seen since she left her Caversham Drive home last Monday, to go for a regular walk.

South Island police are concerned for the wellbeing of two missing people and ask anyone with information to contact them.

Divers have been called in to search waterways for an elderly woman with Alzheimer's.

Shelly Crooks, 36, hasn't been seen since December 22 after telling a friend she was going to hitchhike from Punakaiki to Opotiki.

A French tourist visiting New Zealand who was reported missing by his family has been found safe and well.

They know mummy is missing and that police are looking for her, but Kim Richmond's three children are being shielded from the possibility she might never come home.

Kiwi yachtie Alan Langdon says Australia was the "best target" after a broken rudder sent his catamaran off course.

Police have allowed Alan Langdon to return to sea with his young daughter after his trans-Tasman crossing.

Kim Richmond was a devoted mum who would have been in contact with her children by now if she could, according to a good friend.

Kiwi yachtie Alan Langdon says his daughter is "happy" after 27 days at sea with a broken rudder.

Police are seeking 24-year-old Cameron Taik who was last seen on Wednesday night at his home address in Mayfair, Hastings.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a boat owner who left their small, red yacht moored on Lake Benmore in the South Island a

Blenheim Police are appealing to the public for help finding a sailor who has been reported missing in the Marlborough Sounds area.

Wellington District Police are concerned for the safety of a 76-year-old woman who was reported missing earlier this evening. Marilyn

Police are looking for a South African tourist who has gone missing down south.

Police say they can't discount the possibility man and his daughter have fled to Australia.

A man at the beach where Filipino man was swept out to sea says victim's twin brother told him he had warned the man not to go near notoriously dangerous spot.

A child recovery specialist will land in New Zealand on Monday to aide the search for missing yachtie Alan Langdon and his 6-year-old daughter Que.

Nelson Police are seeking information to help find a 15-year-old girl missing from Richmond.

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a 23-year-old man Dillon Scott.

Search crew using night vision goggles have rescued a man lost on the Whanganui River after his jet-ski malfunctioned. The rescue

Alan Langdon, 49, and daughter Que Langdon have not been heard from since they left Kawhia Harbour on December 17.