Concern is growing over the whereabouts of an Auckland woman who has not been in contact with her family or friends for more than three weeks.

It took just 15 mins for the alarm to be raised when Fiona Wills, 77, went missing just 50m from her house. But despite two days of searches, there's no trace of her.

A fisherman's body was found in the waters of Auckland's Hauraki Gulf last night by a passing cruise ship.

The body of missing fisherman Maxium Efremychev has been found off Omaha Beach.

The partner of a fisherman missing since he fell from an inflatable boat is still hopeful he will be found alive, despite it being four days since he was last seen.

A search has resumed this morning for a missing fisherman who has not been seen since his boat capsized in an estuary north of Auckland on Saturday.

A man's body was found in thick bush on Mt Maunganui yesterday, police say, and they want help to identify him.

An 11 year-old girl who ran away from her home late last night has been found.

The search continues for people caught in a blizzard and deadly avalanche in Nepal this week, and concerns remain for New Zealanders in the area.

Damian Webster was flying from Karamea on the West Coast to Nelson, when his Robinson 44 helicopter disappeared on Tuesday.

The search for a missing helicopter has entered its fourth day.

Hundreds of people have lined Mt Maunganui beach in a show of support for the ongoing search for missing 5-year-old Jack Dixon.

Divers will be scouring a Canterbury lake today to search for a person who went missing yesterday afternoon.

A Christchurch teenager who had been missing since Wednesday has been found staying at her friend’s place, police say.

A 20-year-old cold case may have been solved after forestry workers in the Brynderwyn Hills discovered the remains of missing Northland man Te Reti Mahu Mariu, from Ahipara.

A 24-year-old tourist from the United States has has gone missing on the West Coast, police say.

Two young brothers, missing in Christchurch, have been found safe and well.

Police have resumed their search for a missing Gisborne surfer, after his car was found near a remote beach.

The partner of a tramper who died after being swept into a river in Fiordland expressed his grief yesterday at losing a loved one.

The body of a 22-year-old tramper who was swept away on the Milford Track has been found.

"My teeth were broken, blood came out of my mouth and Jessica was gone." A backpacker has described being unable to save a woman swept away on Milford Track.

An elderly south Auckland man suffering from dementia has gone missing.

A tired, hungry 9-year-old boy was last night tucking into a roast meal eight hours after he left an Auckland shopping mall to "have some fun".

A young boy who went missing from an Auckland shopping centre this afternoon has been found. Police wish to thank the public for their assistance.