Madeleine McCann's younger brother questioned his mother about her role in the young girl's disappearance, after he learned of damning claims by a Portuguese detective.

The body of a deer hunter missing on the West Coast for more than a week has been found, police say.

British police have reportedly arrived back in Portugal, and it's believed a number of key suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann could be questioned.

A 24-year-old tourist from the United States has has gone missing on the West Coast, police say.

Finding escaped prisoner Stephen Maddren is now like finding a needle in a haystack, police concede.

Police have resumed their search for a missing Gisborne surfer, after his car was found near a remote beach.

The mother of escaped prisoner Stephen Maddren has made an emotional plea for her son to give himself up.

After a fruitless three-month hunt for flight MH370, Australian authorities have taken the first step towards handing over search operations to a private contractor.

A missing German tourist has been found safe and well, police say.

Police have fears for escaped prisoner who fled an Otago Corrections Facility wearing only trackpants and a top as 'hypothermic conditions' set in.

A new search for Madeleine McCann is underway in Portugal, using dogs, satellite images, a drone and police fingertip searches.

Police in Portugal investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have sealed off an area of scrubland where they are expected to begin digging shortly.

The 27-year-old man accused of murdering Auckland woman Blessie Gotingco will appear in the North Shore District Court tomorrow morning.

Police say possibilities of what happened to missing Auckland mother Blessie Gotingco are "limitless".

An elderly south Auckland man suffering from dementia has gone missing.

The parents of the German teenagers presumed drowned in Foveaux Strait are returning home and say they know they are leaving their daughters behind.

A young boy who went missing from an Auckland shopping centre this afternoon has been found. Police wish to thank the public for their assistance.

British detectives will cover the huge cost of renewed searches for Madeleine McCann even though they've been banned from taking part in digs for the missing child.

What do you do when forced to spend the night in the freezing cold on an Otago mountain? Snuggle up to your smelly - but warm -sheep dogs of course.