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Boy survives night in bush

An 11-year-old Christchurch boy survived the night in dense bush on the West Coast at the weekend, while wearing just a pair of shorts and singlet.

High seas hamper fishing boat search

Man rescued after attempt to hike country fails

Missing man 'lived for fishing'

A man whose 60-year-old son drowned at sea said he `lived for fishing'' and was happiest whenever he was out on the ocean.

Dive on missing boat wreckage

Later today a decision will be made whether to send divers down to look at a fishing vessel, believed to be the boat that disappeared off the Fiordland coast on Saturday with two onboard.

Hopes fading fast for fishing pair

Hopes are quickly fading for a fishing boat skipper and his teenage crewman missing at sea off the South Island's West Coast since Saturday.

Hope of finding crew fades

Search for missing vessel to resume

Search teams will be back out this morning looking for a fishing vessel which is missing off the coast of Fiordland.

Men missing after capsize

A massive search was due to resume this morning for two fishermen whose boat capsized near Fiordland.