Pair missing in Mt Cook park found safe
Two people reported lost in Hooker Valley about 7pm were found safe a short time later.
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More tourists accessing great outdoors sees spike in incidents
More than 1.5 million people went tramping in New Zealand last year.
Climbers rescued from Remarkables after social media post
Alpine rescue team frustrated stranded climbers didn't contact police about predicament.
Trampers died before search was launched - coroner
Trampers died of hypothermia less than 1km from Alpha Hut in November 2016.
Police launch homicide inquiry after 2yo's body found in river
Police are speaking to a person of interest.
Worst fatal in 13 years: Eight-year-old girl is seventh killed in horror crash
A seventh person has died overnight after the horror crash in Waverley.
Body found in Coromandel bush formally identified as missing local man
Body found in the Coromandel bush on Saturday afternoon formally identified.
Hunter rescued seven hours after 15m fall
Efforts to rescue the 52-year-old hunter were hampered because of the steep terrain.
Rescue chopper en route to three-car crash near Geraldine
Three-car pile-up closes South Island highway as police warn of ice danger on roads.
Searchers rested 18 days into hunt for Coromandel man
Search and rescue crews are being rested as stormy weather approaches from the west.
Trouser-less tramper's thank-you in song
Rescuers spot man trouser-less, huddled in the fetal position, 20m from a hut.
Tramper 'resigned himself to dying next to the river' 20m from hut
Lost man suffering from hypothermia and starvation is found after weeks in the bush.
Cavers stay overnight with injured companion
Cavers rescued after night underground were students.
Dramatic images: Family's early-morning flood rescue
As water crashed through their Tolaga Bay home a family climbed to safety on their roof.
Woman injured after horse fall in Rotorua
A rescue helicopter spokesman said it appeared the horse had clipped a wire on a fence.
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EDITORIAL: One teenager Denver Woolley owes his life to the helicopter heroes.
Man hurt carrying pig rescued after 10 hours
A hunting trip to an unexpected - and painful - turn when a man fell and broke his ankle.
Injured man rescued from ravine
It took crews almost seven hours to reach him because of poor weather and rough terrain.
Rescuers drop into ravine for injured man
Rescuers drop 100m down Bay of Plenty ravine to reach man with broken leg.
Eagle police, Westpac rescue helicopters facing the chop from city waterfront base
Emergency services helicopters are likely to move from their central Auckland site.
Man rescued after capsizing kayak at Clarks Beach
Emergency services are attending a water rescue after a near-drowning at Clarks Beach.
Family of missing man remember their 'loving dad'
Robert Fagan had four children and two grandchildren
Lost at sea: Kiwi's tragic, four-day life-raft nightmare
Adrift for days, one sailor became so thirsty he drank his own urine.
Man rescued from Kaimanawa Ranges with gunshot wound
The man was helicoptered to Waikato Hospital and police are speaking with a second man.
Tairua man's fatal mistake in flooded ford
The usually idle stream turned into a raging torrent, catching the owner off guard.
'She thought it was a joke. [I said] no darling, we're stuffed.'
Dad and daughter happy to be on land after two-day ordeal.
Four fishermen rescued from hull of upturned boat
Kiwi rescue officials help save the lives of four fishermen north-east of American Samoa.
Five rescued off Napier coast in rough seas
"There was a real potential for disaster," in choppy seas and in the dark.
Group trapped on Tararua Ranges rescued
Two trampers and their rescuers have been successfully evacuated.
Missing trampers stuck in bush until bad weather clears
Missing trampers will be winched from the Tararua Ranges when the weather clears.
Police lambast trampers ill-prepared for Tongariro Crossing
Rescued six adults and a 2-year-old were suffering hypothermia.
Groups honoured in NZ Search and Rescue awards
Rescuers dedicated their time to saving unconscious and delirious patients from danger.
Wahine survivors' thank-you to rescuers
Some Wahine survivors feel their rescuers efforts never fully acknowledged
Boaties left clinging to debris off Cape Kidnappers coast
Three people were rescued after sending distress signals for help.