New ZealandSeriously injured teenager airlifted out of Tararua RangesA 15-year-old boy who suffered a serious head injury in the Tararua Ranges near Wellington yesterday has been airlifted out this morning after bad weather prevented rescuers from moving him sooner.08 Dec 10:17 PM
New ZealandFisherman found deadA person has been found dead after falling from a fishing vessel off the coast of Napier.06 Dec 08:19 PM
New ZealandMissing Waipu woman foundPolice have found the Waipu woman who went missing from her home last night.05 Dec 11:03 PM
New ZealandRescued boaties had no comms deviceThe three people rescued from a crippled sailboat in the Hauraki Gulf overnight were all wearing lifejackets but had no form of communication.04 Dec 03:06 AM
New ZealandThree people rescued from boat in Hauraki GulfThree people have been rescued from a boat drifting in the Hauraki Gulf early this morning.03 Dec 11:51 PM
WorldMan survives 60 hours at bottom of Atlantic (video)Entombed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in an upended tugboat for three days, Harrison Odjegba Okene begged God for a miracle.03 Dec 10:34 PM
New ZealandIn right place at right timeA young Waikato girl who heard a German teen's cries for help on Mt Ruapehu says he is "incredibly lucky" to be alive.26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandInjured climber: 'I was very, very lucky'Wanja Drees was on the lower reaches of Mt Ruapehu with a badly broken leg and no mobile phone when he decided he would have to try and make his way out himself.25 Nov 02:35 AM
New ZealandHurt climber uses laces to stay aliveA teenager who fell 100m down Mt Ruapehu might have died if not for his quick thinking - and shoe laces.24 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandClimber crawls to safetyA ill-equipped German tourist wearing street shoes had to drag himself to fetch help after a fall on Mt Ruapehu today left him with a bleeding, broken leg.24 Nov 05:23 AM
New ZealandInjured paraponter rescued from ridgeA paraponter spent about four hours perched precariously on a ridge with suspected spinal injuries after crashing in a remote Canterbury alpine range this afternoon.15 Nov 05:54 AM
New ZealandWoman's dramatic rescue from glacierA huge avalanche crashed frighteningly close to a rescue party as they treated a woman who had fallen some 300 metres down a Canterbury glacier after her snow anchor apparently detached.03 Nov 11:51 PM
New ZealandClimber dies on Mt CookAn overseas climber has died after falling 600m on Aoraki Mount Cook this morning.03 Nov 01:17 AM
New ZealandPair had no hope in tiny hole: guideThe two mountaineers who died on Mt Taranaki had little chance of surviving for two nights and a day in their shallow hole in the hard snow and freezing wind, says a leading local guide.28 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandClimbers die on mountainOne of two climbers who died after being trapped on Mt Taranaki this weekend had texted her father saying she didn't expect to survive.28 Oct 05:50 AM
New ZealandTwo trapped in snowcaveTwo Auckland climbers are facing a second night in a snow cave on Mount Taranaki with no overnight equipment, after rescuers were driven back by foul weather today.27 Oct 01:44 AM
New ZealandHunt for tramper missing in 'atrocious' weatherSearch and rescue crews are scouring the Kahurangi National Park in "atrocious" weather for a French tramper who has been missing for three days.26 Oct 01:14 AM
New ZealandRescued teen pays tribute to brave copsA teenager who was rescued by two police officers from rough surf at a Hawkes Bay beach has paid tribute to his heroes.23 Oct 02:50 AM
New ZealandClimbing deaths: Trust avoids fineThe Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits Centre has escaped a fine for the tragedy on Paritutu Rock last year, but will still pay out $72,000 in reparations to families of victims and survivors.23 Oct 02:20 AM
New ZealandTop bravery award for copsTwo police officers who dived into rough surf and formed a human chain to save a 12-year-old boy from drowning are set to receive the force's highest bravery award today.22 Oct 10:19 PM
New ZealandUS tourists rescued from Haast River by policeA pair of US tourists had to be rescued by a police search and rescue team after becoming stranded on the banks of the Haast River yesterday afternoon.14 Oct 11:05 PM
New ZealandJapanese student lost in Kaimai Ranges overnightA Japanese student spent a cold night in the Kaimai Ranges where she got lost yesterday.13 Oct 06:48 PM
New ZealandOne dead after boat capsizesA man has died after the boat he was in capsized in the sea off Northland today.10 Oct 06:42 AM
New ZealandPolice seek help to find missing womanPolice are appealing for help to locate a 61-year-old woman, missing in west Auckland.06 Oct 07:40 PM
New ZealandTwo hurt in chopper crashTwo people have been injured have a helicopter crashed this afternoon near the Waimakariri River in Canterbury.03 Oct 06:11 AM
LifestyleChristchurch's quake dogsThe canine heroes and victims of Christchurch’s earthquakes are immortalised in a new book by Laura Sessions and Craig Bullock.27 Sep 09:00 PM
New ZealandMissing tourist didn't know the risksA Chinese backpacker who survived three days without food or equipment, as poor weather closed in, didn't know bushes were dangerous.27 Sep 07:48 PM
New ZealandMissing backpacker found aliveA Chinese backpacker missing at National Park, Ruapehu since Sunday has been found alive, police said.25 Sep 07:07 AM
