An American tramper who survived four nights in the Kiwi wilderness with her mother has had a lasting memory of the near-tragedy inked on her body.

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.

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.

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.

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 hunter who suffered a heart attack was winched to safety from hill country near Raglan last night.

A tramper had to be rescued by helicopter after she fell out of her bunk while staying in a hut on top of a snowy mountain range.

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.