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Missing man's lifejacket may be clue
The family of a 72-year-old Martinborough man who went missing at sea is appealing to the public for sightings of his lifejacket to help them piece together the puzzle of his last moments.
Friends shocked by discovery of body
Friends of a man believed to have been murdered initially thought he had been kidnapped and say they had all been prepared to contribute to whatever ransom demand was made.
Dead man planned to attend concert
Police believe a man whose body was found in Gisborne may have gone to the Rhythm and Vines music festival before he went missing almost a month ago.
Body found in harbour identified
A Chinese man whose body was found in Auckland Harbour has been identified by a relative this morning.
Family in vigil for missing Martinborough fisher
Relatives of a missing Martinborough man are yet to return home from a makeshift camp at the south Wairarapa bay where he went missing more than a week ago.
T-shirt may be key to identifying body found in harbour
Police hope the large colourful emblem on the front of an Adidas T-shirt will help identify a man whose body was found floating in Auckland harbour.
Air Force Orion joins search for missing man
A search is underway for a man missing after he went to set a crayfish pot near Wellington yesterday.
Body confirmed to be missing man
Police have confirmed a body found near Tikitapu (Blue Lake) is that of missing Rotorua man Ross McKendrick.
NZ police dismiss McCann sighting
Queenstown police are "absolutely satisfied" a young girl seen in the town on New Year's Eve is not missing British girl Madeleine McCann.
Missing man found 'walking, talking and cold'
A twenty-year-old who was missing for 24 hours on a mountain battered by severe storms has been found "walking, talking and cold", police say.
Search for missing tramper called off
The search has been called off for missing Palmerston North tramper Alastair Levy, who disappeared more than a week ago in the Kahurangi Ranges near Nelson.
Lost jogger's ordeal
A jogger lost for two days in the Tararua Range devoured a jar of peanut butter and some instant soup after stumbling upon a hut before being rescued today.
Poor weather hampers search for tramper
Poor weather is continuing to hamper search and rescue efforts for missing tramper Alistair Levy in the Kahurangi National Park.
Teams continue search for runner
Searchers are this morning waiting for a break in the wind to send up three helicopters, including an Iroquois helicopter, to scour the Tararua Ranges for a missing runner.
Police search for missing runner
Police are today searching a "massive" area of the Tararua ranges after a man failed to return from a run yesterday.
Situation 'grim' for tramper
Search teams are pinning their hopes on one last area of the Kahurangi National Park where Alistair Levy has been missing for nearly a week.
Police praise search system
Police hope the successful conclusion of a search for a missing elderly Alzheimer's sufferer will attract more subscribers to technology they say made all the difference.
Weather hampers search for Kahurangi park tramper
Poor weather halted an aerial search over one of the last possible locations for a tramper who is missing in Kahurangi National Park, near Nelson. A rescue helicopter was supposed to fly over Castle Basin at the top of Mt Owen in search for Alistair Levy.