WorldAir Force sent to rescue Tongan boatA Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion found a fishing boat with engine failure before it drifted onto reefs near Tonga overnight.26 Apr 06:34 AM
New ZealandInjured tramper rescued from Kahurangi National ParkAn injured 30-year-old tramper has been flown to Nelson hospital after her husband tramped out of the Kahurangi National Park to get help.26 Apr 01:12 AM
New ZealandPike River operation cost $10.9mThe police-led rescue and recovery operation launched in the wake of the Pike River tragedy has cost nearly $11 million, according to figures in a detailed breakdown released this afternoon.19 Apr 04:06 AM
New ZealandSelfless Kiwis recognised at awardsNew Zealanders who risked their lives to save others have been recognised at the New Zealand Search and Rescue Awards.13 Apr 05:30 AM
New ZealandMicrolight pilot's body recovered from wreckageFormer Olympic yachtsman Geoff Smale's body has been recovered from Mount Duppa.11 Apr 08:02 AM
New ZealandFamily devastated at Smale's deathThe wreckage of former Olympian Geoff Smale's microlight was found on Mount Duppa in the Bryant Range.11 Apr 04:14 AM
New ZealandSearch resumes for missing airmanRescuers have appealed for help in their search for a former Olympic sailor missing since taking off in his microlight.11 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandLost Olympian: wife keeps vigilThe wife of a former Olympic sailor and prominent businessman was last night waiting in hope for news.10 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandStudents' letters touch hearts of emergency workersHandwritten letters from students in Feilding have warmed the hearts of emergency service workers in quake-stricken Christchurch.31 Mar 12:24 AM
New ZealandMissing American tourist foundPolice have found an American tourist who was missing in the Urewera National Park for two nights.25 Mar 12:59 AM
New ZealandBody retrieved from wreckageA body has been pulled from the water after a light plane crashed into the ocean near Orewa Beach, north of Auckland. Pieces of the wreckage are washing up on the beach.20 Mar 06:30 AM
New ZealandKiwi team exhausted after week in JapanKiwi rescue team members return to NZ today after a week searching for bodies in rubble and icy blizzards in Japan.19 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldJapan tsunami: Snow adds to difficulties for NZ rescue teamFreezing temperatures accompany hunt for survivors in devastated coastal town17 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldTwo NZers exposed to radiation in JapanTwo New Zealand rescue workers in Japan have had to be decontaminated after they were found to have been exposed to radiation after landing at the Fukushima airport.16 Mar 03:52 AM
WorldNZ USAR team ready to start Japan searchNew Zealand's Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team in Japan are settled in the northern part of the country and about to start work helping to find survivors of Friday's magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.15 Mar 04:21 AM
New ZealandChristchurch firefighters among hardest-hit by loss of homesMost of the firefighters who have worked day and night since the quake have no homes to return to.13 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: More victims identifiedThousands are expected to return to Christchurch as schools reopen.13 Mar 04:55 AM
New ZealandMore quake victims' names releasedPolice have this evening named six more people who died in last month's Canterbury earthquake, taking the total names released to 103.11 Mar 07:45 AM
