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.

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

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 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.

The search continues for two siblings who haven't been seen since Monday night when they left a rural South Auckland property with a large suitcase.

Police are concerned for the safety of a 78-year-old Taupo Alzheimers sufferer who has not been seen since putting his rubbish bin out three days ago.

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.

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.

An investigation is continuing to find a missing Horowhenua man last seen nearly two months ago.

Hamilton Police are appealing to the public for any sightings of Hamilton woman Helen Seffert who is missing after going for an early morning walk.

Nelson Police are trying to confirm a sighting of a female hitch-hiker in the Richmond area today as the search for missing Wakefield woman Rachel Stokes continues.