Police

Elisabeth Nicholls disappeared after walking out of a retirement village in Riccarton.

Police received reports of the vehicle being driven erratically in the Eastbourne area around 8.30am today.

The woman, who police have identified only as Jan, was last seen walking along SH3 yesterday.

The red and white kayak was in the water with a paddle.

The 24-year-old had not responded to any attempts at contact since 5 June.

Stolen goods, two firearms and drugs were recovered in a number of search warrants in recent weeks.

Corporal Manu Smith is facing a Court Martial under the Armed Forces Discipline Act.

The man is set to appear in North Shore District Court on 12 July.

Police were called to the scene in Newtown on Saturday.

Vanron Ngoun, also known as Van, was last heard from in Naples, Italy, on 27 May.

Emergency services were called to a Newtown address around 7.15pm on Saturday night.

Floral tributes line the street as a community in mourning plans a candlelit vigil for 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, as police work to identify remains found in dense bushland.

Elisabeth disappeared after walking out of the Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village in Riccarton on Wednesday.

Police say a body has been found in the Boyle River during a search and rescue operation.

One person was seriously injured after being struck by a car doing burnouts on Horotiu Bridge Road in May.

A man was punched at a taxi rank in Queenstown in the early hours of 25 May.

John Schofield was laying face down in the water after being knocked down by heavy swells while fishing near the mouth of Ōtaki River.

People have lost thousands of dollars due to card skimming incidents according to police.