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.

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.

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.

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

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.

A 24-year-old man who hadn't been seen or heard from since Tuesday has now been found.

Police have concerns for the safety of missing Christchurch woman Rebecca Mangin. The 29-year-old hasn't been heard from since December

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.