The 25-year-old is wanted for arrest under Mental Health legislation. He is of slim build, about 170 centimetres tall and can appear paranoid.

Police and LandSAR teams were searching fields near Balclutha last night for a missing 79-year-old Romahapa man.

Six years on from Yoon Sook Chun's disappearance, police are offering a $30,000 reward for fresh information that might help find her.

Locals in the remote Catlins area who saw John Beckenridge in the days before he disappeared with his 11-year-old stepson are adamant the pair are alive.

A $30,000 reward has been posted to help find a Canterbury woman missing for six years.

Police are fearing for the safety of an elderly Wellington man, missing in the capital's cold snap.

The kayaker who died after he fell from his kayak off Waiotahi Beach near Opotiki is being remembered today by family and friends.

Police have confirmed they have located a 14-year-old reported missing in April and reunited her with her family.

District Search and Rescue said it was out of character for 50-year-old Scott Grant Driver not to return home as he usually only went out for a few hours.

Police are on the hunt for the current location of Wellington man Norman Petrie.

A 15-year-old autistic boy is missing in Hamilton.

Police investigating the case of a missing Southland schoolboy are still hunting down leads that he is alive and remains in New Zealand.

Detectives working on the mysterious disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son have received tip-offs that the pair have been seen 'across New Zealand'.

Interpol is on high alert and is helping New Zealand police in the mysterious disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son.

An Invercargill school has changed its roll-checking procedures after a schoolboy, Mike Zhao-Beckenridge, was allegedly abducted by his stepfather.

The body of a diver who failed to surface at Queen Charlotte Sound in Marlborough this morning has been recovered by police.

A 61-year-old tramper is missing near Tongariro National Park after he failed to return from a short walk earlier today.

The investigation into missing boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather John Beckenridge will not be closed, despite police referring the case to the coroner.

Police are refusing to release any findings in relation to car of missing man John Beckenridge until all forensic testing is complete.

The mother of two who spent the night in bush after getting lost while running in Rimutaka Forest waved down a rescue helicopter that was searching for her.

Forensic testing is continuing today on the car of missing man John Beckenridge after it was hauled from the foot of a cliff.

Police say they still do not know whether bodies have been found in the car linked to missing Invercargill boy Michael Zhao-Beckenridge.

The vehicle linked to missing Invercargill boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge has been extracted from the sea and loaded on to a waiting boat, where police can examine it.

A 10-year-old girl who ran away from her Panmure home after an argument last night has been found.

Kate McCann says she is "more driven than ever" to continue the search for her missing daughter Madeleine, ahead of the eighth anniversary.

A 13-year-old Auckland boy missing for a week is not believed to have come to any harm and may be trying to hide from police.

Police have detained a 21-year-old as part of the investigation into missing Glasgow student Karen Buckley.

John Beckenridge took his 11-year-old stepson camping for a week before he appears to have taken their lives by driving at high speed off a Southland cliff.

John Beckenridge’s vehicle appears to have been driven at “high speed” off a Southland cliff, which could indicate a grim outcome for the missing pair.