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

The boys were able to call for help using their mobile phones.

A search is underway for two teenage boys who got lost on a day trip in Eastbourne.

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.

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.

Tongariro bus crash survivor Tom Hickey asked his rescuers who paid for their help - their answer surprised him.

Second school camp in the Hunua Ranges evacuated after torrential rain.

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.

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.

The Police National Dive Squad is on its way to Lake Rotoiti to help look for a person who was seen to "go under" on Lake Rotoiti yesterday.

EXCLUSIVE: Shelley Crooks has broken her silence on her miracle, six-week survival in the rugged West Coast bush.

The mother of missing student Leo Lipp-Neighbours has been humbled by numerous offers to search for her son using drone technology. Several

Searchers are poised to go into the Southern Alps for an overdue Israeli tramper.

Lost American tourist found cold and wet after getting lost on a Waikato walking track.

A Korean man did not make his planned pick-up after Waikaremoana walk yesterday.