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Search for missing whitebaiter resumes

A whitebaiter in Canterbury was spotted by a rescue helicopter, then moments later swept out to sea.

Lost boy feared mum’s wrath

As he shivered in darkness beneath a bed of dried ferns, 11-year-old James Regnier waved helplessly at the passing rescue helicopter above the dense bush canopy.

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.

Memorial to be held for missing Taranaki climber

Foveaux Strait: 26 rescued from sinking boat

Swiss tramper found after night in the bush

Waikato river mystery: Police confirm identity

Missing Ohau skiers found safe

Search under way for two missing skiers

Treacherous waters claim man's life

Still no sign of missing Taranaki climbers