A 41-year-old man found bathing in a hot pool with a schoolgirl has admitted he abducted her.

The Mayor of Waitakere Bob Harvey has confirmed to the NZ Herald a body has been found near the Henderson property where two-year-old Aisling Symes went missing.

A British aristocrat offers a $50,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of missing two-year-old toddler Aisling Symes.

West Auckland schools are taking steps to calm the fears of students and their parents after 2-year-old Aisling Symes' disappearance last week.

A week on from the disappearance of toddler Aisling Symes, the man leading the hunt has made a personal appeal to whoever might have taken her.

A mystery man holding a broken umbrella is on a growing list of "people of interest" to police hunting missing toddler Aisling Symes.

The father of Aisling Symes has pleaded for the public to come forward with any information they might have on her disappearance.

Aisling Symes parents aren't concerned with who has their daughter - they just want her returned safely.

Police searching for toddler Aisling Symes are now looking at any reports of suspicious behaviour in the Henderson area.

Police searching for toddler Aisling Symes are now looking at any reports of suspicious behaviour in the past few weeks in the area where she disappeared.

Jaycee Lee Dugard was held captive in a backyard compound for 18 years.

Three years after her escape, the Austrian woman kidnapped as a child and held for eight years is too scared to leave her flat.

Police are open to helping authorities investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann but have received no requests for assistance.

Police have named the Auckland man who was arrested after he had tried to pose as a truancy officer.