Two trailbikers missing in Upper Hutt last night used petrol from their bikes to build a fire so they could survive a wet night in the Akatarawa forest, police say.

Two mountain bikers reported as missing in Upper Hutt have made contact with police after spending a night in the bush.

Auckland police were worried about an elderly couple who disappeared on a short drive across the city on Christmas night.

A man and his son have been choppered to hospital after being burned in an accident with a camp stove that was accidentally knocked over.

Family members of a Northland father and son caught in rough weather when their jetski broke down headed back out to retrieve the jetski after the rescue.

Two English tourists have been rescued by helicopter from the Nelson Lakes National Park after becoming lost in steep terrain today.

A 22-year-old Waikato farm worker is missing after hitching a ride home on Friday night, sparking fears for his safety.

The West Coast search for missing Christchurch tramper Rex Leslie Taylor, 50, has been suspended, after another two-day search failed to yield more clues as to his whereabouts.

He was a hero for Kiwi Olympic fans in London and yesterday Mahe Drysdale came to the rescue of a tourist who fell onto rocks.

A 14-year-old boy has been airlifted off the Tongariro Crossing this afternoon.

A search has begun for an 84-year-old hunter reported missing in the Lake Rotoroa area in the Nelson Lakes National Park.

A solo Dutch tramper who became lost and disoriented in poor weather in Marlborough yesterday afternoon has been rescued by helicopter.

A badly injured man was being flown to hospital last night after the vehicle he was in plunged about 200 metres from Te Mata Peak, Havelock North.

An Air Force Orion is this morning continuing to search for three Kiribati fishermen overdue from a fishing trip.

Police are seeking public help to find a 51-year-old Rotorua woman who has been missing since last November 7.

An Auckland woman and her partner say being rescued from their stricken yacht in the middle of the Pacific Ocean taught them to enjoy every moment of the future.

After a dramatic high-seas rescue, a Kiwi sailor tells of fear and misery on a crippled yacht during a Pacific storm.

A New Zealand woman and her partner rescued from their damaged yacht in a Pacific storm say they are grateful to be alive after a long ordeal.

A search and rescue expert used Oklahoma City bombing terrorist attack rescue techniques to take control of the CTV Building collapse site, an inquest heard today.

Two people trapped on a stricken yacht 1260km northwest of New Zealand have been rescued by a cargo ship this morning.