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Helicopter finds elderly man in drain

Missing girl 'just rocked up' to school

A seven-year-old girl who went missing in Palmerston North last night has been found safe and well, police say.

Missing man found semi-conscious in drain

Woman saved from tree

Pike mine conditions still 'volatile'

Pike River fire fully out - experts

The fire which has been raging for days at the Pike River Coal mine is definitely out, say Australians brought in to operate the GAG jet unit which has been pumping carbon dioxide into the mine.

Pike River staff will be cut - Whittall

Pike River Coal will have to reduce its workforce when it is ready to re-establish operations, but CEO Peter Whittall says reports of possible receivership were "extremely premature".

Tourist found dead not equipped for glacier - police

Men hospitalised after 4WD rolls

Tokelau teen speaks of terrifying ordeal on ocean

Chopper celebrates 40 years of rescues

Back on dry land after 50 days adrift

When Tanu Filo heard his son's voice on the phone, he thought it was a miracle.

Pike River: World rescue experts shocked at scale of tragedy

International experts say they are shocked a mining disaster the magnitude of the Pike River tragedy occurred in a modern mine.

<i>Cartoon</i>: Destructive gas starting to disperse

Kiwis save boys adrift for 50 days

Broad defends under-fire Knowles

Police Commissioner Howard Broad today praised the work of Superintendent Gary Knowles, the police officer who led the mission to rescue 29 miners.

I would do things 1000 times better - Whittall

Pike River CEO Peter Whittall expressed his regret today at how he initially delivered his news to the families of the 29 miners lost in the disaster.

Pike River mine disaster: Bodies will be recovered

Rescue authorities are vowing to recover the bodies of the 29 miners - but admit they don't know when it will happen.