Three-car pile-up closes South Island highway as police warn of ice danger on roads.

Search and rescue crews are being rested as stormy weather approaches from the west.

Rescuers spot man trouser-less, huddled in the fetal position, 20m from a hut.

Lost man suffering from hypothermia and starvation is found after weeks in the bush.

Cavers rescued after night underground were students.

As water crashed through their Tolaga Bay home a family climbed to safety on their roof.

A rescue helicopter spokesman said it appeared the horse had clipped a wire on a fence.

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A hunting trip to an unexpected - and painful - turn when a man fell and broke his ankle.

Emergency services helicopters are likely to move from their central Auckland site.

Emergency services are attending a water rescue after a near-drowning at Clarks Beach.

Robert Fagan had four children and two grandchildren

Adrift for days, one sailor became so thirsty he drank his own urine.

The man was helicoptered to Waikato Hospital and police are speaking with a second man.

The usually idle stream turned into a raging torrent, catching the owner off guard.

Dad and daughter happy to be on land after two-day ordeal.

Kiwi rescue officials help save the lives of four fishermen north-east of American Samoa.

"There was a real potential for disaster," in choppy seas and in the dark.

Rescued six adults and a 2-year-old were suffering hypothermia.

Rescuers dedicated their time to saving unconscious and delirious patients from danger.

Some Wahine survivors feel their rescuers efforts never fully acknowledged

Three people were rescued after sending distress signals for help.

A woman fell 2m off a walking track and a paraglider struck a hill.

Don't be alarmed if you spot objects bobbing off the coast of Porirua tomorrow.

Two hunters were rescued on the West Coast, north of Haast, yesterday morning.

A man has died after being shot while hunting south of Te Aroha this morning.

A newbie and a returnee do their sourdough baking at Whanganui's Lucky Bar and Kitchen

A hunter has been missing in the Fiordland National Park bush since yesterday morning.

Beattie went missing more than four months ago from her Fernside home.

A distress beacon, LandSAR and the actions of a group of trampers saved the mans life.