A man and his son missing at sea off Tonga since Saturday have been found safe by the NZ Defence Force.

The New Zealand Defence Force is helping search for three fishermen who have been missing at sea off the Pacific island-nation of Kiribati since last week.

A man and woman who lost their way spent a chilly night on Mt Ruapehu before being rescued this morning "cold and hungry".

A pair of overdue Canterbury trampers had a lucky escape from predicted bad weather last evening after their delayed arrival at the

An elderly man who was missing in a forest overnight near Wanganui has been found safe and well.

One tramper died near Arthur's Pass and another was airlifted out to Franz Josef Glacier this morning after spending a night seriously injured in a separate backcountry accident.

Fisherman tells of desperate attempts to stay in contact with those on board the charter boat Francie, which sank in heaving seas, claiming eight lives.

The search for the man still missing after the Francie capsized in the Kaipara Harbour is continuing.

A survivor of the Kaipara Harbour disaster was too big for the lifejackets, and desperately clung to the flotation devices while he swam to shore badly injured.

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The trampers who died in the Tararua Forest Park were found within 1km of the hut they were heading to, police say. The 39-year-old

Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.

Walkers put on a rope for safety

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.

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

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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.

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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.