Adrift for days, one sailor became so thirsty he drank his own urine.

The man was helicoptered to Waikato Hospital and police are speaking with a second man.

The usually idle stream turned into a raging torrent, catching the owner off guard.

Dad and daughter happy to be on land after two-day ordeal.

Kiwi rescue officials help save the lives of four fishermen north-east of American Samoa.

"There was a real potential for disaster," in choppy seas and in the dark.

Two trampers and their rescuers have been successfully evacuated.

Missing trampers will be winched from the Tararua Ranges when the weather clears.

Rescued six adults and a 2-year-old were suffering hypothermia.

Three people were rescued after sending distress signals for help.

A woman fell 2m off a walking track and a paraglider struck a hill.

Don't be alarmed if you spot objects bobbing off the coast of Porirua tomorrow.

Two hunters were rescued on the West Coast, north of Haast, yesterday morning.

A man has died after being shot while hunting south of Te Aroha this morning.

A newbie and a returnee do their sourdough baking at Whanganui's Lucky Bar and Kitchen

A hunter has been missing in the Fiordland National Park bush since yesterday morning.

Beattie went missing more than four months ago from her Fernside home.

A distress beacon, LandSAR and the actions of a group of trampers saved the mans life.

A German tourist stopped himself from being swept downstream by clinging to his pack.

Man and dog were found near a stream off the Waiotauru River Track.

Stricken snorkellers rescued from Paunaui rocks in daring helicopter rescue.

Rescue was "touch and go" says Crew Chief Mark Cannell.

Pair had been sailing their 12-metre yacht from the Bay of Islands to Whangarei.

A rescue helicopter has been sent in to winch out two men on board a troubled yacht.

A paramedic has been winched in but cloud has stopped the chopper reaching the woman.

The men were today in good spirits despite the ordeal now stretching 15 hours.

Second day of search for fisherman near Waihi draws to an end with no sign of him.

Two men are safe after their small aluminium boat overturned in Mellons Bay, near Howick.

Male tramper was not able to raise the alarm when he found himself in trouble.

Emergency services are looking for a group of rafters reported missing on the Hutt River.