Two foreign skiers survived a freezing night on a mountain after conditions deteriorated.

A missing woman has been found barefoot but uninjured after six days in the bush.

A lost skier was found at 2.30am in deep snow drifts.

Graeme Pearce has often missed sleep, wondering where murdered Heidi Paakkonen could be.

Two men lost in Hunua Ranges have been spotted by a rescue helicopter.

Father-of-two Rick Hayward has been missing since 2013.

An afternoon walk went awry for an elderly man who just wanted to admire the scenery.

A search and rescue operation is underway for a woman and her four-year-old son.

A woman who fell gravely ill on a launch is rescued by seaplane off Waiheke Island.

A man lost overboard from a Saturday night cruise on Waitemata Harbour is still missing.

The dog was trapped for more than 24 hours after he fell while hunting with his owner.

An ocean tanker, rescue helicopter and a tug boat were part of $15,000 rescue.

Electronic device tracks down man on rural property and again in central Whangarei.

A man collapsed into the water from his boat and plucked to safety by coastguard.

A mayday call was set off as the fishing boat headed towards shore.

A United States' Coastguard Hercules C-150 was among those involved in the exercise.

Two fishermen swept away, one spends 50 mins in Manukau Harbour before making it ashore.

A woman who became trapped between two rocks at a Northland beach has been freed.

Temperatures are expected to plummet tonight on the West Coast where a hunter is missing.

The young man was taken to hospital with head injuries after a road accident.

Three trampers rescued from steep cliffs near Franz Joseph Glacier.

Friends say 38-year-old's death during match comes a month after his father died in Fiji.

Rescuers will soon have the ability to talk to lost trampers on their mobile phones.

Those in search and rescue often put their lives on the line. These are their stories.

A kayaker fishing in a 3-metre kayak was rescued.

The man spent a cold, wet night in the bush after getting lost in bad weather.

Five trampers had gone missing near Omanawa Falls.

Heavy rain and bad conditions meant police were concerned for the woman's wellbeing

Men who failed to return from fishing trip to Delaware Bay found safe and well.

Police have recovered the body of a woman from the Whakatane River this morning.