A 42-year-old Feilding man entered no plea in court today after last night being charged with the murder of Wanganui woman Marice McGregor.

London police have confirmed a body recovered from the River Thames is that of missing New Zealander Johnny Sleigh.

Police may have uncovered new CCTV footage of missing Christchurch woman Emma Campbell's car on the morning she disappeared.

The brother and sister of a NZ man missing in London flew to the UK last night vowing to do whatever they could to help search for him.

The family of a NZ man missing in London for a week is not ready to concede something terrible has happened - but are travelling to the UK.

Police say the state of a body found during the hunt for missing Wanganui woman Marice McGregor is hampering identification.

A major search is under way in London for a NZ man who has been missing for six days after failing to return home from an evening at a nightclub.

Two children are among the people missing after the land beneath their house gave way, causing it to partially collapse.

The discovery of a lanyard belonging to missing Whanganui woman Marice McGregor indicates she had got into a vehicle, police say.

The Army has been called in to help with the search for missing Christchurch woman Emma Campbell, although her family now fear the worst.

The army will tomorrow join police in the search for Christchurch woman Emma Campbell, who has been missing since May 1.