A man was rescued from a forest near Mount Tongariro yesterday after his vehicle got stuck while he was out exploring.

A kayaker has been winched to safety after his craft capsized off the northern Taranaki coast.

A Coastguard volunteer has told of the dramatic moment crew rescued a hypothermic man who was clinging to a sinking kayak in rough seas off Great Barrier Island.

A man suffering from severe hypothermia has been rescued off the Northland coast after his yacht foundered on rocks and started sinking.

Grounded helicopter pilot convicted for saving injured hunter in remote bush. A petition asking the CAA to "withdraw the charges in the public interest" is online.

A kayaker was winched to safety in Taranaki this morning after he capsized and could not get back in to shore.

Search and rescue volunteers say they completed a five-month taxpayer-funded training course at a polytechnic in one week.

A woman had to be rescued by a police search and rescue team after she was left behind by friends during a bush walk.

At 6.40am volunteers on board NZCT Rescue found the man sitting on the rocky shore, moderately hypothermic and relieved to see the crew.

Jackson said he had just sat down at the beach with his girlfriend when he saw a woman crying and yelling.

The French Lifeguard who sparked a search and rescue operation said he was never in any danger, he was just out for a bodysurf.

The fishing boat was found sunk off the Canterbury coast after sending out a distress signal in a brutal storm on October 18.

The crew on a Papua New Guinean fishing boat were rescued after their boat was damaged by fire.

Police believe they have found a body inside the sunken Jubilee fishing trawler on the seabed off Canterbury.

13 years after the attack, Ms Butler was able to thank those who risked their own lives to save hers.

A 19-year-old woman has been winched off Rangitoto Island by helicopter after she fell and suffered a leg injury.

A woman who was unable to be woken after an evening nap in remote sand dunes was flown to hospital in a critical condition last night.

A tramper was winched to safety after injuring herself in a fall while walking on Sunday.

A 13-year-old girl was rescued from the water off Auckland's coast today after it was reported she was in trouble.

Police have named 77-year-old Whetuki Sam Kopua and 60-year-old Matekino Lucy Burling, both of Owaka, as the people missing in the Catlin area.

An elderly man was rescued after spending several hours in heavy bush near Taumarunui over night.

Two inexperienced trampers owe their lives to the volunteer search and rescue parties that rescued them from the Nelson Lakes National Park on the weekend, police say.

Two trampers were rescued from a mountain in Nelson Lakes National Park after spending a night exposed to -18C and falling snow.

The $5.2m annual loss comes as it continues developing the world's first commercial jetpack, due out next year.

A search and rescue operation was launched yesterday after a boat was spotted doing circles on the Waikato River with no one on board but a dog.

A second body has been found in a field of avalanche debris in the hunt for missing Canadian students.

Two people have been rescued by emergency services after their boat hit rocks in the Hauraki Gulf this morning.

A woman and her 12-year-old daughter had been tramping in the Poukai Ranges, near Mount Taranaki, when they became stuck due to icy conditions.

Police have rescued a man from a yacht on the Waitemata Harbour, where he was having a medical emergency.

A water rescue is underway in Christchurch where a man is clinging to a bridge pillar in the Waimakariri River.