A 14-year-old from Kiribati was rescued after drifting alone in the Pacific Ocean.

Sarah Ristevski is torn as her father is the prime suspect of her mum's murder.

The relatives of Wellington-born Melbourne woman Karen Risteveski have vowed to find her killer as police search for answers in the case that has baffled them.

Police have confirmed the body found in Woodhill Forest is that of missing Aucklander Carissa Avison.

Missing woman reunited with her family.

Allan Gibson, 82, disappeared from the Mayfair Lifecare rest home about 6.30pm yesterday.

Allen Inoke was oblivious to his secret little passenger when he dropped off a loan car in Hamilton yesterday.

His missing five-year-old daughter will be "scared to bits", Allen Inoke said.

Police have found an autistic 15-year-old boy who has been missing since the early hours of this morning.

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.

Police are appealing for any sightings of an Australian man not seen or heard from since arriving in the country early last month.

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.

Pat Wearn, who suffered from Alzheimer's, has not been seen since her daily walk on January 16.

An elderly Kaiapoi man who had been missing since this morning has been found safe and well. Earlier today, police said they had

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.