An elderly woman reported missing from Wanaka yesterday has been found.

Son named person of interest as bush search uncovers new evidence in suspected murder of Linda Francis Sidon, who vanished six years ago.

Dean Phillips was last seen at his home in Panmure on Saturday evening.

A young girl who went missing from an Auckland school earlier today has been found.

An aunt said it was a young girl who jumped in the water, however they were reluctant to talk any further at this stage.

After a sleepless night, Kyle's dad Warren McGillivray today said he was overwhelmed at the help members of the public offered when Kyle went missing.

A farmer noticed the 79-year-old's car stuck in the mud in one of his paddocks, with footprints leading away from the car.

Police and LandSAR teams were searching fields near Balclutha last night for a missing 79-year-old Romahapa man.

Locals in the remote Catlins area who saw John Beckenridge in the days before he disappeared with his 11-year-old stepson are adamant the pair are alive.

A $30,000 reward has been posted to help find a Canterbury woman missing for six years.

Police are fearing for the safety of an elderly Wellington man, missing in the capital's cold snap.

District Search and Rescue said it was out of character for 50-year-old Scott Grant Driver not to return home as he usually only went out for a few hours.

A schoolboy believed to have been abducted by his stepfather could be suffering from the capture-bonding Stockholm syndrome: psychologist.

New questions about the movements of John Beckenridge in the weeks before he snatched his stepson from school and disappeared have been raised.

Police are on the hunt for the current location of Wellington man Norman Petrie.

Police investigating the case of a missing Southland schoolboy are still hunting down leads that he is alive and remains in New Zealand.

Detectives working on the mysterious disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son have received tip-offs that the pair have been seen 'across New Zealand'.

Interpol is on high alert and is helping New Zealand police in the mysterious disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son.

The body of a diver who failed to surface at Queen Charlotte Sound in Marlborough this morning has been recovered by police.

A land rescue is underway tonight for four people overdue from a climbing trip in the Southern Alps.

Missing 12 -year-old Dylan Sayer has been found safe and well.

Police want to know who took a kayak and a range of survival equipment to Rangitoto Island - and left it there.

Police are appealing for help to find a Christchurch man who has an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

A missing Auckland hunter who sparked a search-and-rescue effort has turned up safe and well.

A woman’s body has been found near an alpine tunnel after snow melted.

A missing Hawkes Bay man whose crashed car was found empty this afternoon - sparking a frantic search along the Napier-Taupo Rd - has been found trapped in blackberry bushes.

A man police were hoping to speak to in regards to the search for missing tourist Christine Lenicker has been identified.