Latest fromSearch and Rescue
'For five days I didn't eat' , says exhausted tramper
The lost English tourist spotted by a helicopter last night in the Kahurangi National Park says he can't describe the relief he felt when he was found.
UK tramper had become disorientated
The English tourist found last night in the Kahurangi National Park had become disoriented and confused the route he was on for another.
Search for missing English tramper near Nelson
A large search is underway for a missing 30-year-old English tourist, tramping in Kahurangi National Park west of Nelson.
Chilean miners considered suicide, cannibalism
The 33 miners rescued from inside a Chilean mine last year had considered suicide and cannibalism, it has emerged.
Police resume search for elderly hunter
Police have resumed their search for an elderly hunter believed to have been swept down a Bay of Plenty river on Saturday.
Rescue boat skipper forced to make a tough decision
A rescue boat skipper made one of the toughest decisions of his life today as he tried to rescue two boaties from the boiling surf at Kawhia on the North Island's west coast.
Four lucky to be alive after boats capsize on bar
Police say four people are lucky to be alive after two boats capsized on the Kawhia bar in Waikato today and are praising two local boaties and two commercial vessels for their quick rescue.
Searchers find body in Clutha River
Police searching for a missing Roxburgh man have found a body in the Clutha River.
Elderly tramper survives two nights alone in flooded forest
An elderly Auckland man survived a Fiordland flood by sitting on a rock for almost two days as water lapped around him.
Search continues for man swept away in river
A search will resume today for a missing man thought to have been swept away in a river in Central Otago.