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.

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.

An English visitor who found Shelley Crooks six weeks after she was reported missing describes the moment the pair met on a West Coast track.

An outdoors survival expert says water and shelter were the keys to staying alive for unexpected and lengthy times in the bush.

A dodgy escape route chosen by two bicycle thieves ended up with one of them and a police officer being rescued from a cliff face in Wellington.

Mercury Energy is reviewing its procedures to see if there is a way of improving safety after a woman was swept to her death on the Waikato River.

Stricken paddleboarder plucked from Auckland's Waitemata Harbour after losing his way home.