A lone hero dived into the swirling tide to save a drowning woman. But who was he?

New Zealand would be open to sending police to help in Haiti if asked to, Prime Minister John Key says. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has requested 3500 extra troops and police.

Police asking citizens to take justice into their own hands against gang leaders who escaped from a quake damaged prison.

Influential gang leaders who escaped from a heavily damaged prison during the Haiti's killer earthquake are starting to wreak havoc across Port-au Prince.

Amid the devastation, spirits in Haiti are lifted as remarkable stories of successful rescues continue to emerge.

One fisherman drowned and three others spent hours clinging to their boat after it capsized in the mouth of the Manukau Harbour.

Coastguard leaders say many boaties rescued by its volunteer crews refuse to pay the $280 an hour fee to cover the charity's costs.

Incidents of tourists hiking in rugged terrain in Jandals and running out of food while out camping have led to the development of a NZ outdoors code.

Fears are growing for a Kiwi teenager missing in rough Queensland surf since Monday morning.

Four people, including a child, have been rescued after spending all night clinging for dear life to their capsized dinghy.

Murray McCully has urged experts meeting in Wellington to recommend ways of preventing a tourist boat disaster from ever happening in Antarctica.