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.

Police search teams are dusting off a 25-year-old missing person case in a bid to test their new gear.

Legendary Kiwi pilot John Funnell opens up on his 50-year career flying search and rescue helicopters in a new book.

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.

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

A tramper is believed to have fallen to his death on the Routeburn track.

The search for a missing 18-year-old lost off the New Plymouth coast has continued today.

Search and rescue teams have suspended their search for the man missing in Tararua Forest Park overnight.

Distressed kayaker who sparked a search on the Waikato River last night calls police to say he is alive.

Knee-deep in snow, three walkers couldn't go forward and the path behind them had turned to ice.

A solo yachtie is rescued after his vessel got into trouble off the Bay of Plenty coast when its steering failed in high seas.

An injured Brit who spent two freezing nights under ferns in rugged West Coast bush says he survived on just an apple.

Police divers will search lakes in the area where a Waikato woman was reported missing.

A tramper has been rescued after spending a freezing night in Marlborough bush.

Divers and sonar equipment used to find a New Zealand fisherman missing in Australian waters.

A Tauranga woman did not stop to think about the dangers of the cold water or swift current when she dived in to save a young boy on a bike.

Searchers looking for a fishing vessel lost off Hobart with a New Zealander on board have given up hope of finding anyone alive.

Two families trapped by snow in Kahurangi National Park nearly 24 hours after their vehicles struck trouble have been rescued.

Police have named the man killed in last night's Waihi mine accident.

Police have suspended the search for a missing Upper Hutt woman who has been missing for five days.

A surfer who broke his neck in a surfing mishap is learning to walk again after more than six months of rehab.

Three people rescued from a mountain in the Nelson Lakes area this evening huddled together in a make-shift snow cave as they waited for help.