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Mystery surrounds death of two trampers

Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.

Rescuers in action on Ruapehu

Walkers put on a rope for safety

7.8 quake: Only minutes to grab worldly possessions

Residents of Collina Terrace in Central Wellington have been allowed to briefly return to their houses to collect essential possessions.

Woman rescued after being trapped on cliff

A young woman was winched by helicopter after rising tides trapped her on a cliff at Kawakawa Bay, south east of Auckland.

Whakatane men found 'bobbing' in sea

Two fishermen spend hours in the water and are rescued by the last boat crossing the Whakatane bar.

What now for quake cows? Here's an idea

Two cattle and a calf which survived yesterday's earthquake should be allowed to retire and live out their days in a sanctuary, animal rights group Peta says.

Truckie who escaped slip not in dog box

The truck driver who narrowly escaped being buried in the quake won't be in the dog box for calling his boss before his partner.

Richie McCaw rescues stranded tourists

Richie McCaw, who has been airlifting stranded tourists out of Kaikoura, says the devastation from the air looks "pretty crazy".

Labour Weekend no holiday for rescuers

Trampers in trouble kept rescuers busy over Labour Weekend - but most had done the right thing.

Third Queenstown rescue within a week

A search and rescue operation just outside Arrowtown yesterday was the third in the wider Queenstown area within a week.

Kayaker rescued by good Samaritan

A kayaker fishing off the Waitara River owes his life to a Scottish man who went out to find him after the kayaker's friends noticed he was missing.

Hypothermia after cold, wet night in bush

A mother and her sons are being treated for hypothermia after a "miserable night" in cold, wet conditions in the Tararua Range.

'We're cold, we don't want to do this'

A full investigation has been launched into a Tongariro Crossing "debacle" in which two students could have died.

Students 'could have died' on Tongariro

Police call school group errors on treacherous mountain a "debacle", where leader didn't even know students were missing.

Mystery solved: Teary mum breaks down

It is a case that has captivated the world for more than two decades. A top cop believes he finally knows what happened to missing toddler Ben Needham.

'He's a fly-boy, a hero, a Kiwi legend'

John Funnell was the search-and-rescue pilot who has saved the lives of thousands of victims, clocking up a staggering 19,000 hours of flight time.