Residents of Collina Terrace in Central Wellington have been allowed to briefly return to their houses to collect essential possessions.

A young woman was winched by helicopter after rising tides trapped her on a cliff at Kawakawa Bay, south east of Auckland.

Two fishermen spend hours in the water and are rescued by the last boat crossing the Whakatane bar.

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

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

Source: CCTV News. Liang Lee didn't stop for a second to worry about his own life as he scaled several floors of apartment block to rescue a small dangling boy after his head became wedged in the window bars

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.

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.

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.