On the surface Todd Kohlhepp was a polished real estate agent but disturbing details about the 45-year-old's past criminal history have now emerged.

Police are looking for a Wellington man whose family have not heard from him in several weeks.

Police are searching for a Thames man who has been missing for three days. Marcus Hickey, 44, was last seen on October 28, and police

Christine Smith, who is 38 weeks pregnant, went missing from Palmerston North Hospital this afternoon.

Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who left his New Plymouth home in a distressed state with no shoes on.

The partner of an Australian tourist missing in Queenstown has grave concerns for his safety.

A search and rescue operation is under way in Queenstown after an Australian tourist failed to return from a day walk on Ben Lomond.

The mother of missing South Island teen Yuri Santana says her heart is "bleeding" for the 17-year-old.

The police have called off searches for Yuri Santana, eight days after he was last seen, but his parents haven't given up hope.

Police searching for missing teenager Luke Cochrane in the Coromandel have cordoned off a street after finding a hat believed to be his.

Police divers are still scouring a section of waterway opposite the Whitianga Fire Station for any clues in the search for Luke Cochrane.

Lucas Cochrane's Mum is appealing to anyone who may have seen him to get in touch with authorities

Catherine Tamati last heard from her son, Lucas Cochrane, on Saturday morning.

Catherine Tamati last heard from her son, Lucas Cochrane, on Saturday morning.

The cellphone of missing Auckland man Lucas Cochrane was active for an hour after he was last seen alive, his father Dave says.

The parents of missing teen Luke Cochrane have been driving around Whitianga along with 12 other friends and family members scouring the town for any sightings.

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a teenage girl who has not been seen for the last three months.

A missing 84-year-old has been found.

The search for a missing 18-year-old lost off the New Plymouth coast has continued today.

A man missing from a hospital with a life-threatening head injury has been found.

A 12-year-old boy who went missing last night after not returning home has been found safe and well.

Police hold concerns for an elderly woman missing overnight in South Auckland.

Police spent the night looking for a Hamilton teen with mental disabilities, refusing to give up the search overnight.

Divers and sonar equipment used to find a New Zealand fisherman missing in Australian waters.

Alpine rescuers search near Mount Bovis for the man, dressed only for a day tramp, who has been missing since Saturday.

The family of a missing Marlborough boatie say somebody is accessing his personal Facebook account, more than two years after he vanished.

Searchers are continuing to look for two missing crewmen from a fishing vessel lost off Hobart with a New Zealander on board.

A woman lost in the forest near Foxton Beach has been found safe and well.

Senior policeman admits reporting boat as stolen was 'means to an end' to access cellphone records of missing man Kerry Blair.

There has been a heart-breaking discovery in the search for a missing Kiwi and his three friends after they disappeared while on a fishing trip off Hobart.