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Police again check river for missing boy
A police dive squad is again scouring the Waimata River as the search for missing four-year-old Gisborne boy Lucas Ward enters its third day.
Police scour river, streets for missing four-year-old
The frantic mother of a Gisborne preschooler was last night clinging to the hope her boy is alive, more than 40 hours after he vanished.
Carmen officers visit ex-partner's work
Police visited the workplace of missing escort Carmen Thomas' ex-partner while he was out of the office.
Police 'increasingly concerned' about missing boy
Gisborne residents are being urged to search their properties for Lucas Ward, 4.
Missing boy, 4, known to 'wander off'
The police dive squad is searching a Gisborne river close to the home where a four-year-old boy disappeared yesterday.
Family hunts through night for lost boy, 4
Lucas Ward's family 'just turned around and he wasn't there', police say. Photo / NZPA
Police check Carmen tip-off
The police hunt for the killer of Carmen Thomas today moved to rural southeast Auckland, after a newly reported sighting of her car around the time she went missing.
Police move Carmen search to Whitford
Police investigating the death of Carmen Thomas will tomorrow concentrate on a rural area 30km southeast of central Auckland.
Pig hunter found safe and well
The 69-year-old pig hunter who went missing last night near Wanganui has been found safe and well.
Search continues for missing Russell man
Police dive squad members continue to search for a Northland man presumed drowned after he tried to row across a bay in rough weather.
Wheelie bin may hold clue to murder
Police investigating the murder of Carmen Thomas say a missing recycling bin from her home could be a vital clue in the search for her body.
Carmen murder shock sets in
Family and friends desperate for news of missing woman Carmen Thomas are grappling with evidence of murder.
Police say Carmen killed
Police are hunting for a killer after admitting for the first time last night they believe missing escort Carmen Thomas is dead.
'Premonition' over missing child leads to grisly find
A premonition about missing Aussie youngster Kiesha Abrahams leads a psychic to a dead woman's torso wrapped in plastic at a reserve in Sydney's west.
Friends ask psychic to find Carmen
Friends of Auckland woman Carmen Thomas have contacted psychics to help find her but her family want it left with the police.
Police hold little hope for missing dairy farmer
Police are holding out little hope a Waikato dairy farmer is still alive, three months after he disappeared.
Hunt for missing Air NZ pilot in final days
Hong Kong police will continue to look for missing Air NZ pilot until at least tomorrow night despite reports that the search has been scaled back after six days of searching.
Hat not missing NZ pilot's, police say
A hat found in the search for an Air New Zealand pilot missing in Hong Kong is not his, local police say.
Search continues for missing pilot in Hong Kong
The search will continue today for an Air New Zealand pilot who went missing on a tramp in Hong Kong four days ago.
200-plus searching for missing pilot
More than 200 people are searching for an Air New Zealand pilot who went missing on a tramp in Hong Kong three days ago.
Family fly to aid hunt for pilot
The Air New Zealand pilot missing on a hiking trail in Hong Kong is well-versed in survival techniques, the airline's chief pilot says.
Police find missing girl but not father
Police have found a missing seven-year-old Wellington girl but are yet to find her father. Lau Leota had fled with his daughter following an altercation at her home on Tuesday night.