Police divers have been called to search near a group of offshore islands in Northland after debris from a missing boat was discovered.

Police say they have concerns for an elderly Nelson man who was due to arrive in Westport today, but has not been seen. Leslie Martin

A missing Belgian backpacker is safe and is talking with police after fears she had been kidnapped east of Adelaide in Australia.

Police are worried about a Motueka man who goes by the name Friar, who has not been heard from for four days.

The last people to see the mother-of-four before she went missing on the West Coast say the fact she's been found is a fantastic outcome.

Justin Richard Cooke arrived in Auckland on January 9 but hadn't been heard from since.

The family of an Australian man who disappeared after arriving in New Zealand are becoming increasingly worried about it.

"Nobody knows, until it actually happens to you." - Raywynne Richmond's 42-year-old daughter, Kim, has been missing for six months.

The search has resumed for a missing diver in Otago and a missing teenager swept away in a Wellington river.

Woman missing for a week may have bought a gun before mysterious trip to Auckland's west coast.

The 21-year-old has now been missing for more than five days.

A German woman missing on Mt Taranaki since Monday is now being assessed by paramedics.

Police investigating the disappearance of Shelly Crooks, last seen at Punakaiki, are appealing for sightings of a female hitch-hiker and a sedan.

Search and rescue teams looking for a woman not seen since last week have shifted their efforts to a forest near a beach on Auckland's west coast.

Police have tracked some of the movements of a 21-year-old Auckland woman who has been missing since Thursday morning.

Police are investigating a new lead into the disappearance of an Auckland woman.

The family of a young Auckland woman have posted heartfelt pleas for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared three days ago.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a young Auckland woman who disappeared on Thursday.

Police hold concerns for missing Kaiapoi pensioner.

The search for a missing 21-year-old Hamilton man will continue this morning, after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River.

The family of an Auckland teenager are appealing for any information about their missing son, who police say they hold "serious concerns'' for.

The family of missing North Shore woman Pat Wearn have released a statement following the police decision to suspend the search for the 73-year-old.

Pat Wearn, 73, who suffers from Alzheimer's, hasn't been seen since she left her Caversham Drive home last Monday, to go for a regular walk.

Dunedin police have called off missing person's search.

About 60 people - including police, firefighters and defence personnel - are continuing to search for an elderly Auckland woman who has been missing for six days.

Divers have been called in to search waterways for an elderly woman with Alzheimer's.

Police have not given up hope of finding missing Waverley man Kerry Riley alive.

Shelly Crooks, 36, hasn't been seen since December 22 after telling a friend she was going to hitchhike from Punakaiki to Opotiki.

An American tourist reported missing over the weekend has been found on board a charter yacht.

A French tourist visiting New Zealand who was reported missing by his family has been found safe and well.