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Men who fell 60m from Lion Rock lucky to survive - medical officer

The first medical officer on the scene after two men fell from Piha's Lion Rock found one man hardly breathing and the other with mangled legs.

Two injured after Lion Rock fall

Two men are fighting for their lives after falling more than 20 metres from Lion Rock on Auckland's west coast early today.

Teen shipwrecked off Brazilian coast

An Auckland teenager spent 18 hours clinging to a liferaft off the coast of Brazil after her ship capsized.

Kiwi among people saved from Canadian ship

A New Zealander was one of 64 people rescued from a Canadian sailing ship, filled with high school and university students, that sunk off the coast of Brazil.

Wellington teenager's death not suspicious

Port Taranaki body confirmed as missing man

Te Papa boss would ignore tramping advice, inquest told

Body found at Port Taranaki

Body recovered from volcano crater

The body of a veteran climber who fell 450 metres into the crater atop the Mount St Helens volcano was recovered today.