Girl rescued and search under way for man after boat was found adrift in Manukau Harbour.

Parents of a girl trapped on a dangerous cliff face have been reunited with their girl.

The man was speaking to emergency services on his phone - until it cut out.

A stricken solo yachtsman in distress has been plucked to safety by a cargo ship.

Relieved mum thanks 'amazing' rescuers after 17-year-old's ordeal.

Joan Newdick knew her cats would be okay, but was worried about her late husband's car.

The flooding in Bay of Plenty has bee classified as "medium-scale adverse event".

A Westpac helicopter has rescued a tourist who injured her back sand duning.

The boys built a shelter to keep warm over night and chewed on ferns for nourishment

A hunter fell into a river and was rescued and revived by his hunting companion.

A search is underway for two teenagers who became lost on a bushwalk near Lower Hutt.

Police joined with local search, rescue volunteers at first light looking for the man.

Four-day search for woman around Mercer Bay loop track has been suspended for the evening.

The search for the missing 21-year-old has entered its fourth day.

Searchers are today continuing to scour rugged Piha terrain for missing runner Kim Bambus.

Rescuer killed by avalanche, John Harrison, was one of New Zealand's top climbers.

The tourist was given advice on notifying someone of his plans, and any changes to those plans.

A man at the centre of a large search and rescue operation was last seen on Saturday.

Boat loses steering in 75km/hour winds.

Experts will examine human remains found last week in a crevasse.

Elderly man lay collapsed for three days after a fall left him unable to call for help.

A search is under way to find a diver who failed to surface yesterday morning.

A five metre boat and its crew of three were stranded when the vessel's propeller was entangled in a Cook Strait fishing net.

A missing 20-year-old French tramper has been winched to safety in Fiordland.

The search for a diver reported overdue in the Marlborough Sounds has been called off for the night.

A renowned whitewater kayaker nearly drowned after riding a 25m waterfall last night.

A Kiwi pilot is saving lives at high altitude, writes Leila George.

Shelley Crooks has returned home and taken her first steps on crutches, after her incredible survival after being lost in rugged West Coast bush for six weeks.

A 20-year-old man has been airlifted out of the Tararua Ranges, after falling ill while tramping.

Christchurch and Japanese academics are developing new drone technologies that would be able to locate people buried in wreckage following natural disasters.