New ZealandTramper rescued after being found injured on a Lower Hutt trackThe Whakanui Track is marked as an advanced track on DOC’s website.28 May 10:24 AM
New Zealand'You get to make a difference': Police leader nabs award for search and rescue effortsDetective Senior Sergeant John Wilson has given decades of his life to help SAR.17 May 08:00 PM
BusinessTrying out Apple's Emergency SOS via SatelliteRocket Lab a key supplier to firm that Apple invested in for service.14 May 08:00 PM
New Zealand‘Beautiful’ schoolboy Karnin Petera lies in state ahead of tangi after cave deathPetera's family are preparing for his tangi at Pā Te Oro Marae - Te Karae in Kohukohu.11 May 07:35 PM
New ZealandAbbey Caves tragedy: Family prepare final farewell for their 'beautiful boy'Karnin Ahorangi Petera has been named as the student who died in the Abbey Caves tragedy.11 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I had a feeling': Cave guide tells of search for missing studentJust hours before helping emergency services he postponed another school trip.10 May 10:35 PM
New Zealand'Water was just so intense': Community demands answers after death of studentQuestions swirl about why the trip went ahead considering there were heavy rain warnings.10 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandStudent recalls fatal caving trip, describes moment water rose in matter of minutesThe boy's family were grateful his body was returned and thanked the emergency services.10 May 05:55 AM
New ZealandLocator beacon guides rescuers to lost, cold tramperRescue crews worked through the night to find the 61-year-old lost near Lake Hauroko.01 May 04:01 AM
New ZealandHauraki Gulf search: Missing boaties involved in mass search found safe on shoreEmergency services received a call the boaties were in grave danger yesterday afternoon.01 May 02:11 AM
New ZealandSearch on for two overdue hunters in East Coast forestSearchers on the ground and in the air have been combing the area today.10 Apr 08:38 AM
VideoWatch: Incredible Hauraki Gulf yacht rescueOne man was seriously injured and two suffered minor injuries after their yacht crashed onto rocks in the Hauraki Gulf. Video / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust Watch10 Apr 01:51 AM
New ZealandNew RNZAF Poseidon lands in FijiThe plane is being piloted by a squadron with a long history on the island.07 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandCyclone rescues see Hawke’s Bay surf lifeguards honouredHawke's Bay surf lifeguards have been recognised for their cyclone response.27 Mar 11:59 PM
New ZealandMotorcyclists trapped in bush north of Wellington rescued by policePolice praised the men’s actions after they realised they were in trouble.18 Mar 04:38 AM
New Zealand‘It was a wall of water’: Inside the incredible Cyclone Gabrielle yacht rescueThe man plucked to safety from the water has launched his own salvage operation.17 Mar 09:00 PM
KahuSearch and Rescue taskforce help repair marae, kaumātua housing, papa kāinga and urupāFenz and Search and Rescue teams have been cleaning up marae damaged by floods.13 Mar 10:40 PM
New Zealand‘Hungry, cold’ Dunedin 8-year-old found by searchersOfficers were called to reports of a missing child at Signal Hill Reserve.23 Feb 11:26 PM
New Zealand'A good soul lost at sea': Whānau fundraise to help search for missing kayakerJohnny Latimer has been missing since he headed out for a kayak on Thursday night.22 Feb 05:53 PM
New Zealand‘Nothing prepares you’ for the sight of dead bodiesOtago Nuggets basketball coach with recovery efforts in Hawke's Bay.22 Feb 05:53 PM
New Zealand'Conditions are terrible': Mass rescue operation near Arrowtown during ultra-marathonAt least 110 people in the area needed to be evacuated; all athletes safe, organisers say.22 Feb 01:49 AM
New ZealandFirefighter says Cyclone Gabrielle conditions were unlike anything he’d seenThe group of local officers were primarily stationed in the Esk Valley.21 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandSearch for bodies in Napier called off due to sewage leakA laborious and sweltering trip up Napier’s Tutaekuri River for search teams.21 Feb 08:06 AM
WorldCouple found alive 12 days after quake, as Turkey rescues due to endMiraculous rescue of couple trapped for 296 hours, but Turkey due to stop searches soon.18 Feb 09:28 PM
World'May God forgive me': Turkish teen filmed ‘last moments’ from quake-hit apartmentA 17-year-old filmed a heartbreaking farewell to his family and friends ... and survived.18 Feb 06:29 PM
New ZealandAs an 81yo and her caravan were swept away in the flood, she turned to what she loved: Her crocheting81-year-old tells of miracle Cyclone Gabrielle survival after caravan swept away18 Feb 05:07 AM
New ZealandWife of missing hunter appeals for help - military friends from Australia assistMurray Horsfield has been missing in Glenorchy, north of Queenstown, since Monday.17 Feb 07:50 PM
New Zealand‘Rock n Roll Craig’: Friend’s touching tribute to Muriwai firefighterCraig Stevens died after being injured in a landslide on Monday.16 Feb 06:26 PM
New ZealandBoatie adrift near Great Barrier Island during cyclone rescuedThe navy assisted in the rescue this morning after boatie went missing on Sunday.13 Feb 10:05 PM
New ZealandDistress call: Boatie feared missing in huge seas off Great Barrier IslandA boatie has gone missing near Aotea Great Barrier Island.13 Feb 01:58 AM
New ZealandLocals mount boat rescue for at least 70 people trapped after flooding in Te Urewera forestIntense rainfall has hit the upper North Island over recent days.29 Jan 01:00 AM
EntertainmentSearchers seek second hiker in area where actor Julian Sands missingA 75-year-old Los Angeles man is also missing on 10,064-foot (3068m) Mt Baldy.24 Jan 06:00 PM
New ZealandRaglan lifeguards carry out mass rescues amid tragic weekend on waterGroups of 13 and 16 people were rescued by lifeguards at Raglan yesterday.21 Jan 09:12 PM
New ZealandWatch: Search for missing teen after Ōpoutere death, calls for Surf Life Saving patrolsA water, air and land search continues for a missing teenager at Ōpoutere.19 Jan 08:08 PM
