An elderly man who was last seen five days ago and suffers a medical condition has been found and taken to hospital in serious condition.

Two sons of an elderly Auckland man missing since Wednesday have made an emotional appeal for sightings of their dad.

A young girl who went missing from her home in Wanganui has been located by police.

Dean Phillips was last seen at his home in Panmure on Saturday evening.

A woman and 9-year-old girl were found in the early hours of this morning after spending the night in a remote forest.

An elderly man who went missing in Waikato last night has been found safe and well.

A 14-year-old last seen in Auckland has been missing for almost a month, police say.

The 25-year-old is wanted for arrest under Mental Health legislation. He is of slim build, about 170 centimetres tall and can appear paranoid.

Police and LandSAR teams were searching fields near Balclutha last night for a missing 79-year-old Romahapa man.

A $30,000 reward has been posted to help find a Canterbury woman missing for six years.

Police are fearing for the safety of an elderly Wellington man, missing in the capital's cold snap.

The kayaker who died after he fell from his kayak off Waiotahi Beach near Opotiki is being remembered today by family and friends.

Police have confirmed they have located a 14-year-old reported missing in April and reunited her with her family.

District Search and Rescue said it was out of character for 50-year-old Scott Grant Driver not to return home as he usually only went out for a few hours.

A schoolboy believed to have been abducted by his stepfather could be suffering from the capture-bonding Stockholm syndrome: psychologist.

New questions about the movements of John Beckenridge in the weeks before he snatched his stepson from school and disappeared have been raised.

Police are on the hunt for the current location of Wellington man Norman Petrie.

A 15-year-old autistic boy is missing in Hamilton.

Interpol is on high alert and is helping New Zealand police in the mysterious disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son.

An Invercargill school has changed its roll-checking procedures after a schoolboy, Mike Zhao-Beckenridge, was allegedly abducted by his stepfather.

The body of a diver who failed to surface at Queen Charlotte Sound in Marlborough this morning has been recovered by police.

A 61-year-old tramper is missing near Tongariro National Park after he failed to return from a short walk earlier today.

A land rescue is underway tonight for four people overdue from a climbing trip in the Southern Alps.

The investigation into missing boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather John Beckenridge will not be closed, despite police referring the case to the coroner.

Police are refusing to release any findings in relation to car of missing man John Beckenridge until all forensic testing is complete.

The mother of two who spent the night in bush after getting lost while running in Rimutaka Forest waved down a rescue helicopter that was searching for her.

Forensic testing is continuing today on the car of missing man John Beckenridge after it was hauled from the foot of a cliff.

Police say they still do not know whether bodies have been found in the car linked to missing Invercargill boy Michael Zhao-Beckenridge.