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Decision to call off yachtie search defended
Maritime New Zealand has defended its decision to call off the search for missing "ghost ship" yachtie Paul Van Rensburg after three days.
Friends 'shattered' to find sailor not on ghost ship
Friends of missing yachtie Paul Janse van Rensburg are "shattered" he wasn't found aboard his yacht but are still holding out some hope he may be alive.
Murder accused named in court
A 26-year-old painter accused of the murder of Harold Skudder had his name suppression lifted when he reappeared in court today.
Missing Auckland woman found in BOP
Police say there may have been a sighting of Auckland woman Susan O'Brien's car in Waihi but they are no closer to locating her.
Murder charge after three-year-old skeleton found
A man appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of Harold Skudder after police received new information yesterday.
Girl in CCTV footage not Madeleine McCann - police
Dunedin police say the girl in a CCTV photo from Dunedin's The Warehouse is not Britain's missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann.
Portuguese ignored NZ Madeline McCann 'sighting' - police
NZ police defend their response after reports of a possible sighting of missing British girl Madeline McCann in a Dunedin shop.
Secret files reveal 'NZ link' in Madeleine McCann case
Is this Madeleine McCann? A Dunedin security guard thought so, but Portuguese police declined to investigate.
Mystery of dead woman's identity solved
A woman who died after falling off her bicycle into a Hamilton stream has been identified after almost a week.
<i>Growing Pains</i> star missing
Andrew Koenig, the actor who played Boner on the 80s sitcom Growing Pains, has been reported missing by his family.