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.

The 20-year-old from North Canterbury was last seen at 11pm on December 1

Emergency services were called to Kairaki Beach at about 1.20pm.

Swimmers were caught in a rip, prompting emergency response.

Fernside woman Emma Beattie, 20, has been missing for five days in North Canterbury.

Search and rescue teams are scouring rural river country for missing 20-year-old woman.

Police are resuming their search for a missing Rangiora woman near a Canterbury river.

Emergency services are attending a water rescue incident in central Auckland.

George Agnew, of Canterbury, had been camping. His family last heard from him on Tuesday.

More friends join search for missing Mount Maunganui woman.

Tramper winched to safety after breaking his leg on the Goldies Bush Track.

A 52-year-old man was rescued via helicopter in the Waitakere Ranges. / Northland Rescue Helicopters

Eight people have been rescued are in 'good condition', search for remaining 3 continue.

The search continues today for a fisherman missing off the Bowentown bar near Waihi. Reporter: BOP Times

Nigel Peterson is still missing, police wrap up search for day

A high-angle rescue team is on its way to Piha from Auckland.

Family and friends say they're relieved that Harald Solfjeld is now safe.

Search teams will focus on inshore waters off the Makara coast.

A child in the Waikato River has been rescued by the fire service.

A child has drowned in Auckland Harbour after falling from a wharf in Devonport.

The three men having been missing for more than five days after going fishing on Monday.

Maree Wilkins has not been seen since yesterday.

John Riley speaks about his experience of being rescued by the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter after a quad bike accident. Video/Nick Reed

Survivors share their stories at the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter patient gathering.

Elderly man seriously hurt after his fertiliser truck and sprayer unit crashes.

She has not been seen since she went missing more than two years ago daughter's home.

Four German tourists spent a night in the bush after accidentally following a possum track

An injured hunter was rescued in the Aorangi Forest Park in South Wairarapa today.

NZDF find three Kiribati fishermen who were missing for four days in the Pacific Ocean.