Police investigating the disappearance of Shelly Crooks, last seen at Punakaiki, are appealing for sightings of a female hitch-hiker and a sedan.

Search and rescue teams looking for a woman not seen since last week have shifted their efforts to a forest near a beach on Auckland's west coast.

Police are still "following lines of inquiry" into the disappearance of Shelly Crooks, who was last seen at Punakaiki nearly six weeks ago.

Police have tracked some of the movements of a 21-year-old Auckland woman who has been missing since Thursday morning.

The family of a young Auckland woman have posted heartfelt pleas for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared three days ago.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a young Auckland woman who disappeared on Thursday.

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.

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.

The search for Patricia Wearn continues this morning, almost a week after she was last seen, as police say she is unlikely to have survived this long.

About 60 people - including police, firefighters and defence personnel - are continuing to search for an elderly Auckland woman who has been missing for six days.

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.

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.

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.