About 100 evacuated from Piha and trampers stranded as torrential rain pelts west coast.

Inspector Willie Fanene, Auckland Duty Inspector, speaks to media this morning to give an update on last night's rescue operation in the Waitakere Ranges. Video by Jason Oxenham

Fire service, Police and Westpac Rescue helicopter conduct search and body recovery in Bethells/Te Henga Valley after two young men drowned after they were swept away near the Cascades Falls. Video by Michael Craig

Two men have been praised for saving the life of a 12-year-old trapped in a river.

Papamoa lifeguard Laura Weston rescued seven people who were caught in "flash rips".

As water started to fill the launch the skipper sent out a call for help.

Rescuing dolphins and nearly catching poachers is all part of keeping NZ's waters safe.

A New Zealand AirForce P-3K2 Orion has left Auckland Base this morning to join the search for a 17m wooden catamaran with more than 50 people on board, reported missing in the Pacific Ocean. Source - Twitter/NewZealandDefenceForce

Search efforts were on the brink of being called off when the man was finally located.

Missing Torbay woman Pat Wearn's son speaks about the tragic year they have endured.

Police ask that people are prepared to do alpine walks after multiple Tongariro rescues.

Body recovered after 16-year-old feared swept away.

A boy in his teens is believed to have been swept away in the Rangitikei River.

The man who rescued a skydiver who plunged into Lake Wakatipu shares his account of events

St John attended the incident but the person died.

Searchers probed the water on hands and knees for woman missing near river mouth.

A yachtsman was rescued from the Nelson Harbour after being in the water for five hours.

This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.

Rescue helicopter lifts injured person from Parihaka Reserve in Whangarei.

The engine was running when a driverless boat upturned in a Northland cove.

Sheree Tuahuru began her walk at 11am yesterday.

Ungrateful cats are the number one cause of firefighters getting hurt in animal rescues.

The teenage kayaker missing on the Kaituna River has been found alive this morning.

The 17-year-old hasn't been seen since yesterday afternoon.

Search under way in Mt Aspiring National Park for person with suspected broken ankle.

Aerial searches are taking place for possible occupants of a dinghy found at Port Waikato.

Rescuers walked for five hours in the dark to find the injured woman.

John strapped his badly hurt ankle with sticks and gaffer tape before climbing the ridge.

Conditions are set to hamper a search for a diver missing for nearly 24 hours.

Chopper sent to rescue man injured by tractor at boat ramp.