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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

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.

Police resume search for elderly hunter
Police have resumed their search for an elderly hunter believed to have been swept down a Bay of Plenty river on Saturday.