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Family pleads for help in finding missing motorist
Alex Binns turns 70 on Wednesday but instead of celebrating, his family are pleading for help to find him.
Air crash miracle
Quick-witted rescuers scrawled a line in the beach to point others to the site of a helicopter crash.
SOS in sand leads to pilot's rescue
In a scene straight out of a desert island castaway story, a line scrawled in the beach pointed rescuers to a helicopter crash in the sea near Whangarei today, helping save a pilot's life.
Crash survivor pulled to safety
A 23-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being pulled from the sea after his helicopter crashed off the Northland coast. He was the pilot and only occupant of the chopper and escaped with minor injuries.
Reports of aircraft crash spark search
An air search has started off the Northland coast after reports an aircraft may have crashed into the sea.
Closing mine could see inquiry evidence lost , lawyer says
Sealing the Pike River mine could see vital evidence lost, the lawyer for the families of those killed says.
8-hour ordeal stranded on a cliff
A woman clung to the side of a cliff face for eight hours after becoming stranded in rising tides.
Pike River families 'kept out of the loop'
A spokesman for the Pike River miners' families says the Prime Minister has been getting false information from the wrong people, and a decision to halt the recovery effort was rushed.
Missing diver hitchhiked to Hawkes Bay
Police have charged missing diver Colin Smithies with wasting police time after a $50,000 two-day search for him near Porirua turned out to be pointless - as he had hitchhiked to Hawkes Bay.
How did a missing Porirua diver turn up in Hawkes Bay?
Police are expected to this afternoon reveal details of why a diver reported to a Hawkes Bay police station after an extensive two-day search for him near Porirua.
Flooded valley 'utterly devastated'
Flooding has left a valley to the west of Brisbane looking like a war zone, with Australian troops steeling themselves for expected ‘terrible outcomes’ as they move into the devastated area.
Abandoned homes face looting threat
The threat of looting is making Queensland flood victims reluctant to evacuate their properties.
Mayor urges Brisbane to 'put shoulder to wheel'
Brisbane's mayor has called on residents to 'put the shoulder to the wheel' and help clean up.
<i>Greg Ansley:</i> Sense of unreality in Brisbane
The frightening power of the brown surge heading towards Moreton Bay leaves no mistake about the devastation that this flood has done.
Twitter, Facebook comments on the Queensland floods
Find out what people are saying about the Queensland floods in social media.
Floodwaters high after river peaks
The Brisbane River peaked at 4.6m this morning with residents warned there would be shocking scenes of devastation.
Grim search in shattered town
A flood survivor has described trying to grab people fighting for their lives only to find they were bodies in turbulent water.
Death toll rises as bodies found
The death toll from flooding in the Toowoomba region has risen to 12 with the discovery of two more bodies, while the full impact of the flood terror is now reaching the town of Grantham, where up to 30 could be dead.
Missing diver found alive and well - in Hawke's Bay
The diver missing for two days near Titahi Bay has been found - after walking into a police station in Hawke's Bay.
3000 homes under water in Ipswich
Three thousand homes in Ipswich, southwest of Brisbane, are now under water and 1500 people have gone to evacuation centres, with the predicted flood peak still three hours away.
Brisbane under siege as waters rise
Peaking river levels in Brisbane could have a devastating effect this evening, with almost 20,000 homes expected to be swamped by tomorrow. Meanwhile, 56,000 homes and businesses are without power and a fire has started at Suncorp Stadium.