James Copsey said the woman's cries for help were "echoing" around the waterfront.

When four teens were stuck in rugged bush, one thing stood between life and death.

The pair spent an hour in the water before they were rescued.

First their boat broke down, then it sunk before the men took refuge on a deserted island.

The tricky retrieval took several hours.

Marcus McKay, 19, had been missing since 9pm on Friday.

It's thought that the man was whitebaiting at the time.

The search will continue until nightfall and begin again tomorrow.

The family of missing woman Rebeka Storey are asking the public for help.

Brenda Stapleton has been found safe in Takapuna.

Searchers were now hoping for a 'miracle' as the man remains missing this afternoon.

Police search and rescue teams will be out looking for the fisherman today.

A police Eagle helicopter was unable to find this fisherman this afternoon.

Emma Langley had made a wide network of friends in just one year in public service.

It's been nearly a fortnight since the 31-year-old was last seen.

Emma Langley was enjoying a trip out with friends when events took a tragic turn.

Search for missing woman Melissa Ewings scaled back after phone found.

Phone tracked to within 100m of Melissa Ewings' house - but no sign of her.

The woman was in a group of nine people traversing the Cathedral Rocks on the east side.

Police operation after reported 'water incident' stood down at 10.30pm.

A group of trampers were walking in the Pinnacles when they stumbled across a man.

On Sunday she told a friend she was going for a walk, but has not been heard from since.

Kiwi paraglider James Oroc finally found after intensive three-week search.

Man is in stable condition, with moderate injuries.

Family of Kiwi missing from cattle ship say government is not doing enough to find him.

Rescuers are not 'just two heroes that bugger off into the sunset and rescue people'.

A Coastguard skipper has praised the actions of a pair stranded at sea.