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Police find horse rider in Rimutaka Forest Park
Police have found a missing horse rider in Rimutaka Forest Park.
Diver tells elaborate tale to explain disappearance
A Wellington diver who made headlines when he mysteriously disappeared from Titahi Bay near Porirua gave an elaborate account of being abducted when he turned up some 300km away two days later.
'Missing' diver pleads guilty
A man who faked his disappearance on a diving trip then turned up at a Hawkes Bay police station had claimed he'd been sexually assaulted, it emerged today as he pleaded guilty to wasting police time.
Watch: Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann agrees to DNA test
A Polish woman claiming to be missing child Madeleine McCann will complete a DNA test to see if she really is the girl who has been missing for 16 years. Video / NewsNation
'For five days I didn't eat' , says exhausted tramper
The lost English tourist spotted by a helicopter last night in the Kahurangi National Park says he can't describe the relief he felt when he was found.
UK tramper had become disorientated
The English tourist found last night in the Kahurangi National Park had become disoriented and confused the route he was on for another.
Search for missing English tramper near Nelson
A large search is underway for a missing 30-year-old English tourist, tramping in Kahurangi National Park west of Nelson.