Two cattle and a calf which survived yesterday's earthquake should be allowed to retire and live out their days in a sanctuary, animal rights group Peta says.

The truck driver who narrowly escaped being buried in the quake won't be in the dog box for calling his boss before his partner.

Richie McCaw, who has been airlifting stranded tourists out of Kaikoura, says the devastation from the air looks "pretty crazy".

A search is underway for six kayakers after kayaks and other gear was found abandoned on the flooded Clarence River just before 5pm. A

Three fishermen missing at sea for more than a week have been found alive by the RNZAF.

A_JS311016NADCHPR226.JPGA specialist cliff rescue team recovered the bodies of two men killed in a helicopter crash into dense bush

A specialist cliff rescue team has been called in to recover the bodies of two men who died in a helicopter crash near Whangarei.

About 30 police and Far North search and rescue volunteers and helicopter support scoured a Northland bush track for a missing tramper

The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter gave Daniel Lee a second chance at life and now he wants others to be able to get that opportunity

A Kiwi firefighter will help train Syria's 'White Helmet' civil defence workers who help in the aftermath of missile strikes and attacks.

Trampers in trouble kept rescuers busy over Labour Weekend - but most had done the right thing.

A search and rescue operation just outside Arrowtown yesterday was the third in the wider Queenstown area within a week.

A kayaker fishing off the Waitara River owes his life to a Scottish man who went out to find him after the kayaker's friends noticed he was missing.

A mother and her sons are being treated for hypothermia after a "miserable night" in cold, wet conditions in the Tararua Range.

A full investigation has been launched into a Tongariro Crossing "debacle" in which two students could have died.

Police call school group errors on treacherous mountain a "debacle", where leader didn't even know students were missing.

It is a case that has captivated the world for more than two decades. A top cop believes he finally knows what happened to missing toddler Ben Needham.

John Funnell was the search-and-rescue pilot who has saved the lives of thousands of victims, clocking up a staggering 19,000 hours of flight time.

If you find yourself disoriented in the bush, local volunteers are ready to help.

Banned from sailing further until authorities deem him safe to travel, renegade South African yachtie, is apologetic for the inconvenience he has caused everyone involved. made with funding from NZ on Air

Four Queenstown men are lucky to be alive after their kayaks overturned and they were swept out to sea off the Otago coast.

Man was convinced by a family member to abandon his bike in the river and make his way to safety.

A New Zealander holiday-maker rushed to the aid of a woman being viciously attacked by a shark off the coast of Hawaii.

A Kiwi sailor has penned a book on his terrifying near-death experience as his boat caught fire.

With river levels rising, three women at the Thor Hut in the Kahurangi National Park were rescued by helicopter.

Skifield bosses have vowed to increase warnings to skiers after a boy was left dangling from a chairlift.

The Czech tourist who watched her partner fall to his death on the Routeburn Track has been touched by tragedy in the mountains before.

Pavlina Pizova waded through waist-deep snow with frozen feet to reach a hut in the NZ wilderness after her partner died - but her ordeal was far from over.

Pavlina Pizova, who survived a month in a remote hut on the Routeburn Track, broke down in tears as she spoke about her fight for survival.

Police trace movements of Czech tramper - and her partner - who waited a month at hut following his death on Routeburn track