Woman's dramatic rescue from glacier
A huge avalanche crashed frighteningly close to a rescue party as they treated a woman who had fallen some 300 metres down a Canterbury glacier after her snow anchor apparently detached.
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Austrian couple rescued from yacht
An Austrian couple have been rescued from their yacht near American Samoa after getting into trouble for the second time in a week.
Schooner disappears off NZ coast
Grave fears are held for seven people on board an historic schooner that was last seen off the north coast of New Zealand three weeks ago.
Four rescued from swiftly sinking boat
One of the four men who were winched to safety off the coast of Dunedin today says it took only a minute for their boat to go down.
Helicopter rescues trapped tourists
Two English tourists have been rescued by helicopter from the Nelson Lakes National Park after becoming lost in steep terrain today.
'Our three days of hell'
After a dramatic high-seas rescue, a Kiwi sailor tells of fear and misery on a crippled yacht during a Pacific storm.
Couple glad to be alive
A New Zealand woman and her partner rescued from their damaged yacht in a Pacific storm say they are grateful to be alive after a long ordeal.
Stricken yachties in dramatic rescue
Two people trapped on a stricken yacht 1260km northwest of New Zealand have been rescued by a cargo ship this morning.
Hunt for Norwegian explorer costs taxpayer $9000
Some $9000 of taxpayer funds have been spent on the search for a controversial...