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.

John Beckenridge took his 11-year-old stepson camping for a week before he appears to have taken their lives by driving at high speed off a Southland cliff.

John Beckenridge’s vehicle appears to have been driven at “high speed” off a Southland cliff, which could indicate a grim outcome for the missing pair.

Authorities are investigating the possibility that John Beckenridge and his 11-year-old stepson Michael Zhao-Beckenridge have left the country, police say.

The school where a boy disappeared from with his stepfather despite a parenting order says any child could leave the school if they really wanted to.

Police searching for a missing 11-year-old boy and his stepfather have gone back into the water at Curio Bay in Southland, where they have found a vehicle earlier identified by underwater camera.

The police national dive team has joined the Catlins search for missing 11-year-old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather, John Beckenridge.

Police still have fears for the wellbeing of 11-year-old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge, who has now been missing for a week.

A young English tourist is being praised for trying to save a Malaysian man who is believed drowned after jumping off the Tolaga Bay wharf on the East Coast.

Mother of three Laura Singh, who was missing for five days, is undergoing medical assessments after she was found in Wellsford yesterday.

Missing mother of three Laura Singh is undergoing a medical examination after disappearing from her Greenlane home on Monday.

The family of an Auckland mother say her disappearance is totally out of character and are appealing to anyone who has any information to contact authorities.

Police are concerned for the safety of missing 34-year-old Auckland woman Laura Singh.

The body of a dead man clutching a lifejacket washed ashore early this morning in the Whangarei Harbour.

As search efforts continue, police are piecing together the last known whereabouts of missing climber Simon Bell.

A student who went missing yesterday was in a "distressed state" and police have concerns for her safety.

An Australian visiting Auckland has been missing since the early hours of Friday morning.

Two children have been reported missing from Onehunga area, Auckland. The children, Summah (pronounced Summer) and Isaiah Brown were last seen with their family at the Onehunga mall at around 1.15pm this afternoon.

A senior police officer involved in the search for missing Christchurch rebuild worker Hayden Cossey has described the "absolute tragedy" of finding him dead at a remote rockfall.