Calls to our newsroom, estimate some 50 to 100 people are involved, last spotted in Hillsborough.

The Eagle helicopter has also been seen in pursuit overhead.

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27 Dec: Searches are continuing by land, air and sea in the Bay of Plenty - for a man who's been missing since Christmas Day

27 Dec: The holiday road toll is now at four - following a serious crash on State Highway 25 in the Coromandel just before nine this morning

27 Dec: A fire has ripped through the RSA building in west Auckland's Piha

27 Dec: There'll be no trains running in Auckland, from today

26 Dec: Two boaties had to be winched from a Fiordland river after a Christmas Day boat ride almost turned deadly

26 Dec: The gun has been fired under clear skies for the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race

26 Dec: Friends and family of a man who swam away from police during a chase have gathered near the Port Ohope wharf waiting for news of their missing loved one

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International:
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Accident and Emergency:
Searches are continuing by land, air and sea in the Bay of Plenty - for a man who's been missing since Christmas Day 11:37

Living & Travel:
How to switch off digitally these holidays to be present with family and friends 11:17

Cricket:
Hopes from the Otago Sparks that their Hallyburton-Johnstone Shield form can carry over to the Super Smash T20 cricket competition 11:07

Motoring:
The holiday road toll is now at four - following a serious crash on State Highway 25 in the Coromandel just before nine this morning 10:47

Environment:
Wet conditions are expected to continue around the East of the North Island - after some heavy falls last night 10:47

National:
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Sailing:
One of the favourites in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been forced to retire from the annual regatta 10:27

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