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.

The cellphone of missing Auckland man Lucas Cochrane was active for an hour after he was last seen alive, his father Dave says.

The parents of missing teen Luke Cochrane have been driving around Whitianga along with 12 other friends and family members scouring the town for any sightings.

A missing 84-year-old has been found.

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of an elderly man who has gone missing from a Whangarei rest home.

A student who was presumed dead after going missing in China in 2004 has reportedly turned up in North Korea - acting as Kim Jong-un's tutor.

The children of a boatie missing for more than two years have accepted it is more than likely that he is dead, an inquest has heard.

The family of a missing Marlborough boatie say somebody is accessing his personal Facebook account, more than two years after he vanished.

Senior policeman admits reporting boat as stolen was 'means to an end' to access cellphone records of missing man Kerry Blair.

The siblings stole away from a caregivers' home in the dead of night, sparking a major police hunt. Now CYF holds fears for their safety.

A woman wearing a Tokyo Disneyland t-shirt and a Kathmandu brand vest has been found dead inside a suitcase floating on a river in Western Australia.

Police are appealing for help to locate a 68-year-old man who has gone missing on his mobility scooter from the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington.

Canterbury police have confirmed two 12-year-old boys missing since yesterday morning have been found.

A 59-year-old Wellington man who went missing on Monday has been located safe and well.

Police are looking for a 59-year-old man missing since Monday.

Missing 14-year-old Faith Nevalagi found after she was last seen about midnight on Saturday in Onehunga.

A pig hunter who spent a near-frozen night in the bush wearing just gumboots, t-shirt and hoodie, was "very happy" to see his rescuers today.

The family of a hunter missing in bush as temperatures dropped to near freezing are relieved he has been found and still has his "cheeky smile".

Police have found a 74-year-old woman missing from Raglan since Monday.

Searches throughout Buller have failed to find missing Westport man, Willem Hendrik van Vuuren, aged 54.

Emergency services are tonight searching for a pensioner missing north of Wellington.