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Missing 70-year-old found near river
A body discovered near the Waikato River in Hamilton yesterday was that of missing Kawhia man Trevor Smith, his family say.
Car of missing woman found in Chch
A homicide investigation has been launched in Christchurch after the car of a missing woman was discovered in a supermarket carpark.
Boat searched, but no sign of missing man
A boat belonging to a Marlborough man missing for more than a week has been recovered overnight but there is no sign of Kerry Blair aboard.
Navy ship closes in on missing man's boat
A Navy ship is attempting to close in on the last known location of a boat belonging to a missing Marlborough man.
Intellectually disabled man missing
An intellectually disabled man who requires medication has been missing for two days after he failed to arrive at Auckland from Hamilton.
Police searching for missing man
Police are searching for a Christchurch man who has been missing for a week.
Search for missing man: Boat sighting investigated
A possible sighting of the missing launch Erie and its skipper William Kerry Blair has been eliminated as being another boat, police say.
Missing boatie: Searchers run out of leads
Searchers have run out of leads in the hunt for missing Marlborough boatie Kerry Blair.
No trace of missing Marlborough boatie
A plane carrying three search and rescue spotters has found no trace of a Marlborough boatie who disappeared four days ago.
Search for missing man: 'Like a needle in a haystack'
A Marlborough man who went to get fish and chips on a aluminium boat at the weekend never returned.
Missing man found safe and well
Missing Rotorua man James Williams has been found safe and well, it has been reported.
Search for missing tourist scaled back
The search for a missing German tourist has been scaled back after two more days of fruitless searching.
'We're very proud of him'
The brother of a 15-year-old boy who drowned while rescuing a young girl off Auckland's west coast says he lives in his brother's footsteps.
Inquest: Couple alert to their peril
It was every parent's worst nightmare; news their child has died while travelling on the other side of the world, their rented campervan swept off the road during a powerful storm.
Fatal slip: 'It's a tragedy'
A young Canadian couple were killed when their campervan was swept off the road by the second landslide to hit the road they were on, an inquest has ruled.
Police concerned for safety of missing Mosgiel woman
Police are concerned for the safety of a 67-year-old Mosgiel woman who has been missing since Tuesday evening.
Inquests: Men missing for over 20 years
Coroner Deborah Marshall will hear details of the disappearance of West Auckland men Peter Chaffe in 1974 and Quentin Godwin in 1992.
Missing DoC worker likely drowned
A Romanian man who disappeared while volunteering with the Department of Conservation on a remote island likely drowned, a coroner has found.
Houses raided over teen's cold case
Tip-offs from the public have led to police raiding houses they hoped might lead to clues in the case of missing Nelson student Leo Lipp-Neighbours.
Teenage boy missing in river north of Masterton
A search is underway for a teenage boy who went missing in the Ruamahanga River near Opaki, just north of Masterton, this afternoon.
Alpine searchers find body
Expert alpine searchers have found a body in the Nelson Lakes National Park area while searching for missing British tramper Andrew Ian Wyatt.
Soccer mates mourn coach
Wairarapa's soccer fraternity is in shock after the body of a star player and coach was found wedged in rocks at Castlepoint yesterday.
Body found at Castle Rock
Searchers looking for missing Wairarapa football player and coach, Miroslav Tvaroh, have found a body at Castle Rock, south of Masterton.