A Chinese backpacker missing at National Park, Ruapehu since Sunday has been found alive, police said.

West Coast police are asking tourism operators and white baiters to keep a close eye out for any signs of missing Canadian man Connor Hayes.

Concerns have been raised for an Auckland teenager who has been missing for a month.

A team of 50 volunteers and rescuers have returned to Haast for the night after spending the day searching for the body of Canadian tourist Connor Hayes.

Searchers looking for missing Canadians Connor Hayes and Joanna Lam have recovered a woman's body from the beach near Haast this afternoon.

The search for two missing Canadians on the West Coast has shifted to a recovery operation, police say.

The chance of finding a Canadian couple alive after their rental van was hurled down a remote West Coast gorge in a landslide is now very remote, police say.

Relatives of a Canadian pair whose van has been found smashed to pieces are holding out hope for their loved ones as police say they're looking for bodies.

Police continue their search for two Canadian tourists missing in the South Island, as fears mount following the discovery of parts of their wrecked van.

Parts of a wrecked vehicle being used by two missing Canadian tourists have been found near Haast.

Wellington Police have re-opened a missing person case from 2008 after receiving a new lead.

Frederick "Rick" Hayward was last seen leaving his Hamilton home in Thames Street about 5pm on Monday night.

A 24-year-old woman who was missing overnight after going to a Taranaki beach has been found safe today.

Tears and high-fives followed the rescue of two students from a collapsed snow cave on Mt Ruapehu.

A body found in the Pauatahanui Inlet last night has been identified as Julie Ann Springer, who was the focus of a search operation in the Kapiti area, police say.

Police are extremely concerned for the safety of an Oamaru man who was last seen late on Sunday night.

An Indian student "missing" for more than a month has been found alive and well - hiding out in South Auckland with his girlfriend.

A Lower Hutt girl has been missing for more than a week - prompting police to appeal to the public for help.

The family of an Indian student last seen in Auckland over a month ago remain positive he is alive and believe he simply needs help getting in touch with them.

Police have found a body near the property of Dannevirke man William Kerry Power, who has been missing since Tuesday.

A young Indian man missing in Auckland may be sleeping rough in the central business district.

Police are seeking information about a 23-year-old man who was last seen three weeks ago. Ankur Sharma hasn't contacted his family in India since June 9 and they want to know if he is okay.

An Otago University student who went missing after leaving a friend's flat on Monday night has been found in Alexandra.