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    Ghost yacht mystery: Search cancelled

    15 Feb 2012, 11:51 pm
    The search for missing yachtie Richard Rusbatch has been called off after an extensive operation failed to find him.Mr Rusbatch's unmanned yacht Honfleur was found with the engine still running doing circles in the Bay of Plenty...

    Missing New Zealand nurse ruled dead

    15 Feb 2012, 5:20 pm
    A New Zealand nurse who disappeared from Sydney in 1980 is dead and probably met with foul play, a coroner has ruled. New South Wales deputy state coroner Paul MacMahon said the death of Marion Sandford, 23, was a tragedy. "The...

    No sign of missing yachtie on island

    14 Feb 2012, 5:30 pm
    An extensive land and aerial search has failed to find any sign of a missing yachtie, whose unmanned vessel was found doing circles in the Bay of Plenty yesterday.Searchers had hoped Richard Rusbatch's strong swimming skills had...

    Search called-off for Harbour Bridge runner

    11 Feb 2012, 11:05 pm
    Police have called off a full-scale search for a man last seen in the water beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge.Police received a number of calls after the man was seen running on the northbound lanes of the bridge shortly before...

    'Intoxicated' man found in Northland Bush

    11 Feb 2012, 7:31 pm
    A 20-year-old has been found after going missing in Northland bush.He set off with an 18-year-old friend yesterday around 10am. The alarm was raised when the younger man came out alone at around 1pm.The man was found at 6pm yesterday,...

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  • Dead woman found in Ruahine Ranges named

    14 Feb 2012, 6:11 am
    The woman who was found dead in the Ruahine Range near Palmerston North last night has been named.She was 22-year-old Tommie Moana McKinnon from Woodville.Police and search and rescue volunteers found Ms McKinnon's body near the...

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