Dark, windy conditions made last night's chopper rescue a delicate mission.

Timothy Clements, 36, was due to return from his Ashburton Lakes tramp on Monday.

Running on tired legs a fortnight after the Rotorua Marathon, Cecilia Flori used strategy

His name is synonymous with a sport and beloved by a generation who grew up skateboarding.

John (Jack) Creane died after receiving critical injuries while skydiving at Parakai.

Taupō daredevil Jed Mildon will feature in the new and improved Nitro Circus show.

The magical scenery and the new organisers' vision that make Coast to Coast irresistible.

Napier's Paul Lacey draws four distinctive lines on the black sands of the Coast to Coast.

AJ Hackett Bungy NZ has raised more than $11,000 for breast cancer.

A 37-year-old New Zealand man is dead following a base-jumping accident in Switzerland.

The Australian had been rescued from the area in a major helicopter mission back in 2013.

Max Williams finds cyclocross ideal platform to help boost track, road cycling ambitions.

His calf muscles cried for mercy but Brendon Vesty's mettle prevailed in Santa Rosa

Paroci died on Saturday when he lost his grip on a rescue rope.

Remains of Dutchman Ken Boogers were found on shoreline a month after he went missing.

Teenager puts heat on champion skier Hugo Schaw but Tikokino terror retains NZ open crown

Former Hastings cycling professional Brendon Vesty shows class is permanent in triathlon.

85-year-old Michael Elling tackled the 47m high Ledge Bungy in Queenstown. Credit: AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand

French wingsuit flyers recently completed an unbelievable stunt following a B.A.S.E. jump from the top of the Jungfrau mountain in Switzerland. Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet, known as the Soul Flyers, caught up with and flew into a plane in mid-air. / Red Bull

Search teams will focus on inshore waters off the Makara coast.

Skiers make first descent of Mt Malte Brun - a high peak near Aoraki/Mt Cook.

The "outrageous" descent comes nearly 47 years after climbers first ascended the face.

'If it weren't for the fin cut, I never would have known'. WARNING: Graphic Images.

Incredible video has surfaced of Kiwis carrying their wheelchair-bound mate up Rangitoto.

Queenstown father urges skiers to wear helmets after his son narrowly survived a crash.

A video showcasing a week of experiences in New Zealand has gone viral.

Supplied: Red Bull. Levi Sherwood installs a new FMX airbag at his compound in Palmerston North, Auckland, New Zealand, and lands a double back-flip to dirt.

While fundraising for the Mental Health foundations, the bungy jumping enthusiast was able to break the previous record in less than 5 hours.

A Kiwi daredevil sets a new world record but is now determined to smash it.

Extreme athletes aren't simply adrenaline junkies with a death wish, scientists say.