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.

A yachting expert says a fleeing yachtie's sailing trip with his young daughter would have been slow going with big weather risks as he crossed the Tasman.

The mother of missing student Leo Lipp-Neighbours hopes new drone technology will end the near-seven year wait to find out what happened to her only child.

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

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.

Canterbury Police are seeking a missing man who was last seen on Boxing Day.

Alan Langdon, 49, and his daughter, Que, 6, haven't been seen or heard from since they sailed from Kawhia Harbour 11 days ago.

The yachtie who disappeared with his daughter 10 days ago had a lucky escape last year when his boat sunk in a tropical cyclone.

The man got separated from his three hunting companions yesterday evening.

81-year-old man Andrew Murphy was last seen at Ferguson Ave, Sandringham at 7am on Boxing Day.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a 49-year-old man and his young daughter who left Kawhia Harbour on a catamaran 10nine days

Police are concerned for the welfare of a 49-year-old man and his daughter who left Kawhia Harbour on a catamaran nine days ago and haven't been seen since.

Christchurch police are appealing to the public to help them find a missing 31-year-old man.

Police are concerned for the safety of a teenage boy missing from Blenheim.

Hamilton police are searching for a 3-year-old boy who went missing this evening.

The two trampers missing in Arthur's Pass National Park have been found.

Two Swiss backpackers who had setting out to complete the Tongariro Alpine Crossing have been found after police sent out an alert for them.