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Man thought to have fallen into Clutha river
Grave fears are held for a man believed to have fallen into the Clutha River in central Otago this afternoon.
![Searchers looking for missing man find body](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Searchers looking for missing man find body
A police search and rescue team looking for missing Pahiatua man John Campbell have found a body. Mr Campbell, 64, was last seen leaving his Pahiatua home, in the Tararua district, for work at 6.45am yesterday.
![Czech tramper 'lucky to live'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Czech tramper 'lucky to live'
A tramper from the Czech Republic who broke both legs after a sheer 30m fall on to jagged rocks in the Buckler Burn near Glenorchy on Lake Wakatipu, may have survived only because he landed on his pack.
![Body confirmed as that of missing motorist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Body confirmed as that of missing motorist
A body found in a crashed car near Napier yesterday has been formally identified as missing motorist Alex Binns, police say.
![Family pleads for help in finding missing motorist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family pleads for help in finding missing motorist
Alex Binns turns 70 on Wednesday but instead of celebrating, his family are pleading for help to find him.
![Air crash miracle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air crash miracle
Quick-witted rescuers scrawled a line in the beach to point others to the site of a helicopter crash.
![Reports of aircraft crash spark search](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reports of aircraft crash spark search
An air search has started off the Northland coast after reports an aircraft may have crashed into the sea.
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Closing mine could see inquiry evidence lost , lawyer says
Sealing the Pike River mine could see vital evidence lost, the lawyer for the families of those killed says.
![8-hour ordeal stranded on a cliff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
8-hour ordeal stranded on a cliff
A woman clung to the side of a cliff face for eight hours after becoming stranded in rising tides.
![Pike River families 'kept out of the loop'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pike River families 'kept out of the loop'
A spokesman for the Pike River miners' families says the Prime Minister has been getting false information from the wrong people, and a decision to halt the recovery effort was rushed.
![Missing diver hitchhiked to Hawkes Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Missing diver hitchhiked to Hawkes Bay
Police have charged missing diver Colin Smithies with wasting police time after a $50,000 two-day search for him near Porirua turned out to be pointless - as he had hitchhiked to Hawkes Bay.
![How did a missing Porirua diver turn up in Hawkes Bay?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How did a missing Porirua diver turn up in Hawkes Bay?
Police are expected to this afternoon reveal details of why a diver reported to a Hawkes Bay police station after an extensive two-day search for him near Porirua.
![Flooded valley 'utterly devastated'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flooded valley 'utterly devastated'
Flooding has left a valley to the west of Brisbane looking like a war zone, with Australian troops steeling themselves for expected ‘terrible outcomes’ as they move into the devastated area.
![Abandoned homes face looting threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Abandoned homes face looting threat
The threat of looting is making Queensland flood victims reluctant to evacuate their properties.