Police have located 14-year-old Alesiha Slack who has been missing since Wednesday.

A middle-aged Wellington man who was reported missing has now been gone for 24 hours.

Police say they are following a number of leads in the hunt for a wanted man believed to be connected to the disappearance of Lance John Murphy.

Armed police stormed a property on Noakes Rd near Puhoi just after 5pm.

A 16-year-old swimmer has disappeared near the mouth of the Ngaruroro River, off the Hawkes Bay coast.

The distraught wife of missing climber Steve Dowall faces a longer wait as the search for her husband is put on hold due to dangerous conditions.

The search is on for an Auckland man who went missing off Uretiti Beach while crabbing.

Police are concerned about a man suffering from an array of medical conditions who has gone missing from an Auckland rest home.

The fishing boat was found sunk off the Canterbury coast after its crew sent out a distress signal from a brutal storm on October 18.

Police have new information in the search for a New Zealand woman believed murdered in the Gold Coast area six years ago.

A full-scale water rescue is under way in Riverton after a man jumped off a bridge.

Hundreds of people turned up to remember Alex 's soul.

A post mortem has confirmed that Alex Fisher - whose body was found near Levin on Thursday - had suffered head trauma.

The acquaintance, a Waitarere Beach resident, said there was "more to the story" but could not comment any further.

A post-mortem examination is due to be conducted today on the body of a boy, believed to be Alex Fisher, which was located on Waitarere beach yesterday.

Family of 10-year-old Alex Fisher were "devastated by the news," police said.

A resident who lives a few doors down from Alex Fisher's home has described the missing boy as "not troubled at all".

Police release footage of missing boy Alex Fisher with his brother Eric from CCTV images captured on Monday.

Police have concerns for a 74-year-old dementia sufferer who went missing from the Ranui area yesterday.

William "Bill" Davies died on Sunday at North Shore Hospital, two days after he turned 75.

Police say the missing woman was located at around 8am this morning.

Searchers looking for two missing boaties off the Southland coast have found a drink bottle that may belong to one of the pair.

Two friends missing at sea off the Catlins coast were experienced sea-goers, loved in their community, with one a land search and rescue member.

A four-year-old Hamilton girl earlier reported missing has been found.

An elderly man who was last seen five days ago and suffers a medical condition has been found and taken to hospital in serious condition.

Two sons of an elderly Auckland man missing since Wednesday have made an emotional appeal for sightings of their dad.

The father of a New Zealand woman believed murdered by her son in Australia reported her missing in 2010, but died before he found out what happened to her.

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.