British police say they are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the Briton who disappeared six years ago in Portugal at the age of three.

The body of missing West Coast man Leslie Wright has been found in the King Country.

Searchers looking for a man missing in the bush since Monday are concerned by the discovery of his cold weather gear, sleeping bag, food and footprints near a swamp.

Police searching for a West Coast man missing in the Waikato since Monday have found his car in an isolated rural area in the King Country.

An elderly man who survived a night lost in the cold and cuddled up to his dog for warmth was surprised his worried wife called police, saying he didn't want a fuss.

A missing 80-year-old Foxton man is being assessed for possible hypothermia after spending the night huddled in sand dunes with his dog.

A Korean woman who went missing in the bush in the Coromandel Peninsula has been found.

Waikato police have found a missing teenage girl who failed to return from school in Hamilton yesterday.

Divers have joined the search for a 73-year-old yachtie who went missing in mysterious circumstances last night.

Nelson police are looking for a white car, believed to be linked to a missing man.

Lifeguards and police have recovered a body on Uretiti beach and believe it may be that of a missing Russian swimmer.

Five years have passed since his daughter went missing, and life has only got harder for Joe Tumanako and his family.

A 22-year-old deer hunter from Timaru was found safe and well yesterday afternoon, after the alarm was raised when he did not return from the Manapouri area as expected yesterday morning.

A Canadian backpacker who had been missing since February 8 has been found safe and well.

British police say a DNA test has confirmed a New Zealand girl who looks strikingly like Madeleine McCann is not the missing youngster.

A German tourist who disappeared while kayaking on Lake Hawea did not take appropriate precautions for a potentially hazardous fishing trip, a coroner has ruled.

The family of a 72-year-old Martinborough man who went missing at sea is appealing to the public for sightings of his lifejacket to help them piece together the puzzle of his last moments.

A Chinese man whose body was found in Auckland Harbour has been identified by a relative this morning.

Relatives of a missing Martinborough man are yet to return home from a makeshift camp at the south Wairarapa bay where he went missing more than a week ago.

Police hope the large colourful emblem on the front of an Adidas T-shirt will help identify a man whose body was found floating in Auckland harbour.