Wellington police are looking for a 43-year-old Paraparaumu man and say they are concerned for his safety.

The husband of missing jogger Sherri Papini has spoken out for the first time about the horrible ordeal his wife went through when she was abducted last month.

Keith Papini has revealed further gruesome details of the moment his wife was found on the side of a freeway after her alleged abduction.

The Sherri Papini investigation has taken another disturbing twist as suspicion builds about the original crime scene.

Nicole Smith has been found safe on a rural road west of Timaru.

Missing Dunedin woman Alice Tocher has been found and is in a Brisbane hospital, her father has confirmed.

Police are concerned for the wellbeing of a 14-year-old girl missing from Otorohanga since last Thursday.

The passport of a missing Dunedin Mother-of-three Alice Tocher has been found in Brisbane.

Wellington police have found an autistic 19-year-old, who was reported missing earlier this evening, "safe and sound in Paraparaumu".

Friends and family are using social media to plead for sightings of a New Zealand man missing in Bali.

The husband of the woman who has been missing since going out on an afternoon jog nine days ago has taken a lie detector test and spoken out.

A pensioner reported missing in Otago has been found.

A schoolboy missing from his Palmerston North home has been found.

Police are searching for an 11-year-old boy who went missing this evening from his Palmerston North home.

Police are looking for a Thames woman who has been missing since Saturday.

A mother of two disappeared on an afternoon jog. Three others have died in similar circumstances across the United States.

A man who has been missing since yesterday has been found dead.

Police are looking for a Wellington man whose family have not heard from him in several weeks.

Christine Smith, who is 38 weeks pregnant, went missing from Palmerston North Hospital this afternoon.

Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who left his New Plymouth home in a distressed state with no shoes on.

The partner of an Australian tourist missing in Queenstown has grave concerns for his safety.

A search and rescue operation is under way in Queenstown after an Australian tourist failed to return from a day walk on Ben Lomond.

The police have called off searches for Yuri Santana, eight days after he was last seen, but his parents haven't given up hope.

There are concerns for 17-year-old Yuri Santana, who hasn't been seen for a week.

Kim Louise Richmond was last seen at her home in Arohena on July 31, before leaving the address in a silver Ford Ranger ute.

The family of Luke Cochrane has issued a statement after a body was found in a search in Whitianga.

Police searching for missing teenager Luke Cochrane in the Coromandel have cordoned off a street after finding a hat believed to be his.

Police divers are scouring a waterway opposite the Whitianga Fire Station for any clues in the search for Luke Cochrane.

Police divers are still scouring a section of waterway opposite the Whitianga Fire Station for any clues in the search for Luke Cochrane.

Catherine Tamati last heard from her son, Lucas Cochrane, on Saturday morning.