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.

A 10-year-old girl who ran away from her Panmure home after an argument last night has been found.

Kate McCann says she is "more driven than ever" to continue the search for her missing daughter Madeleine, ahead of the eighth anniversary.

A 13-year-old Auckland boy missing for a week is not believed to have come to any harm and may be trying to hide from police.

Police have detained a 21-year-old as part of the investigation into missing Glasgow student Karen Buckley.

John Beckenridge took his 11-year-old stepson camping for a week before he appears to have taken their lives by driving at high speed off a Southland cliff.

John Beckenridge’s vehicle appears to have been driven at “high speed” off a Southland cliff, which could indicate a grim outcome for the missing pair.

Authorities are investigating the possibility that John Beckenridge and his 11-year-old stepson Michael Zhao-Beckenridge have left the country, police say.

A decision, by police looking for a missing 11-year-old boy, was still being made on how to extract a vehicle from the bottom of a Southland bay.

Searching has resumed this morning for a Rotorua woman missing on the Kaituna River after she became separated from her kayaking companions.

The kayaker missing off Wellington’s Island Bay today has returned home safely.

A German tourist thought to be missing has come forward after spotting a photograph of herself on Facebook and contacting police.

Search teams have been deployed into Eastern Fiordland as the search continues for a missing German tourist.

A search is under way for a missing German woman in the Manapouri Hope Arm area in Southland.

Searchers are looking for a man who went for a swim at a Nelson beach but apparently failed to return.

Mother of three Laura Singh, who was missing for five days, is undergoing medical assessments after she was found in Wellsford yesterday.

A 22-year-old man is believed drowned in the Waikato River at Hamilton tonight.

A search is underway for a swimmer who went missing in Cromwell in Central Otago this afternoon.

Searchers have found the body of a Kiwi who set out for a walk on a mountain in northern England on January 8 and wasn't heard from again.

An Australian visiting Auckland has been missing since the early hours of Friday morning.

Police are still looking for Leeann Ailini Scott, aged 48 years, who has been missing from the Taipa area since December.