A post-mortem examination is due to be conducted today on the body of a boy, believed to be Alex Fisher, which was located on Waitarere beach yesterday.

Family of 10-year-old Alex Fisher were "devastated by the news," police said.

A resident who lives a few doors down from Alex Fisher's home has described the missing boy as "not troubled at all".

Police release footage of missing boy Alex Fisher with his brother Eric from CCTV images captured on Monday.

Police have released footage of missing 10-year-old boy Alex Fisher with his brother Eric from CCTV images captured on Monday evening.

Search continues for 10-year-old Alexander Fisher. Police spokeswoman confirms "items thought to have belonged to the boy have been collected".

Missing Tauranga woman Alice Campbell, aged 30, has made contact with Police who have confirmed she is safe.

Search and rescue teams from four regions are looking for a hunter who has not returned after leaving his home on Wednesday night.

A little girl missing in Mount Maunganui overnight has been located safe and well.

Family members and police are worried about Jeremy Flatt, 37, who was last seen on September 19.

Police have concerns for a 74-year-old dementia sufferer who went missing from the Ranui area yesterday.

William "Bill" Davies died on Sunday at North Shore Hospital, two days after he turned 75.

A four-year-old Hamilton girl earlier reported missing has been found.

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.

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.

Six years on from Yoon Sook Chun's disappearance, police are offering a $30,000 reward for fresh information that might help find her.

Locals in the remote Catlins area who saw John Beckenridge in the days before he disappeared with his 11-year-old stepson are adamant the pair are alive.

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.