Jetskier rescue: 'Sheer stupidity'
Family members of a Northland father and son caught in rough weather when their jetski broke down headed back out to retrieve the jetski after the rescue.
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Helicopter rescues trapped tourists
Two English tourists have been rescued by helicopter from the Nelson Lakes National Park after becoming lost in steep terrain today.
Hitchhiker missing since Friday
A 22-year-old Waikato farm worker is missing after hitching a ride home on Friday night, sparking fears for his safety.
Search for missing Christchurch tramper suspended
The West Coast search for missing Christchurch tramper Rex Leslie Taylor, 50, has been suspended, after another two-day search failed to yield more clues as to his whereabouts.
Olympic star Drysdale's rescue drama
He was a hero for Kiwi Olympic fans in London and yesterday Mahe Drysdale came to the rescue of a tourist who fell onto rocks.
Teen airlifted off Tongariro Crossing
A 14-year-old boy has been airlifted off the Tongariro Crossing this afternoon.
Search for missing hunter in Nelson Lakes
A search has begun for an 84-year-old hunter reported missing in the Lake Rotoroa area in the Nelson Lakes National Park.
Solo tramper rescued by helicopter
A solo Dutch tramper who became lost and disoriented in poor weather in Marlborough yesterday afternoon has been rescued by helicopter.
Man survives 200m plunge into paddock
A badly injured man was being flown to hospital last night after the vehicle he was in plunged about 200 metres from Te Mata Peak, Havelock North.
Search continues for missing fishermen
An Air Force Orion is this morning continuing to search for three Kiribati fishermen overdue from a fishing trip.
Cellphone saves lost tramper
An ill-prepared Chilean tourist who got lost while tramping in Mt Holdsworth would have died if he had not had a mobile phone with him, say search and rescue volunteers.
Call from Oz saves man on Mt Aspiring
A snow-blind 27-year-old Canadian man was rescued from Mt Aspiring yesterday after his father in Australia alerted Wanaka police that he seemed to be in trouble.
Search continues for missing Rotorua woman
Police are seeking public help to find a 51-year-old Rotorua woman who has been missing since last November 7.
'There were some dark moments'
An Auckland woman and her partner say being rescued from their stricken yacht in the middle of the Pacific Ocean taught them to enjoy every moment of the future.
'Our three days of hell'
After a dramatic high-seas rescue, a Kiwi sailor tells of fear and misery on a crippled yacht during a Pacific storm.
Couple glad to be alive
A New Zealand woman and her partner rescued from their damaged yacht in a Pacific storm say they are grateful to be alive after a long ordeal.
CTV: Bomb rescue techniques used
A search and rescue expert used Oklahoma City bombing terrorist attack rescue techniques to take control of the CTV Building collapse site, an inquest heard today.
Stricken yachties in dramatic rescue
Two people trapped on a stricken yacht 1260km northwest of New Zealand have been rescued by a cargo ship this morning.