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Woman dies after 100m fall from Wanaka track

Four rescued from lake in Rotorua

Stranded woman says no more tramping

A 19-year-old woman who spent a "helpless and hopeless" night stranded on Mt Ngauruhoe wearing a hoodie and yoga pants, says she will never go tramping again.

Rescuers amazed by hiker's resilience

A team of search and rescue specialists and police were "preparing for the worst" while searching for a woman who spent a night 1500m up Mt Ngauruhoe.

Night up wrong mountain in yoga pants

A woman survived a freezing night 1500m up Mt Ngauruhoe after she became separated from her group and climbed the wrong mountain.

'Serpent' to help out in a disaster

An engineering student has designed and built a remote-control robotic snake which he hopes can be used for search and rescue missions.

Hunter found after two nights in the bush

High tech lets searchers zoom in

Searchers can now locate and rescue people missing somewhere in a staggeringly large area in as little as 40 minutes thanks to advancing technology.

Helicopter calls at heart of ice tragedy

A series of poor decisions and missed opportunities may have contributed to the deaths of two climbers after they spent two freezing nights stuck near the summit of Mt Taranaki.

Cyclist dies on Otago bike trail

The body of a 65-year-old cyclist has been recovered from a bank near an Otago cycle track today.

Man goes missing from hour-long walk

'In actual fact, the boat saved my life'

Wayne Redman clung to the upturned hull of his boat for hours in icy-cold water fearing he might not survive.

Man spends frigid four hours in harbour

Coffee and Weet-Bix were what a fisherman needed after spending four hours in the cold waters of Tauranga Harbour.

Body of missing boatie recovered

Search for missing person at Canterbury lake

Drunk hunter rescued near Oamaru

A young man spent hours in near freezing conditions after leaving a hunting group in bush near Oamaru, early this morning, drunk and with no shoes.