Rainbird, 56, had been due to return from a trek northwest of Nelson on Wednesday.

The Defence Force and police have released information on costs to the Herald.

Search and rescue teams found Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds safe yesterday.

Jess O'Connor and Dion Reynolds were found alive in Kahurangi National Park yesterday.

A jersey found in the search for two missing trampers is not thought to be connected.

Lucas Padget jailed for six and a half years for operating meth-importation ring.

More resources are being put into the search for two missing trampers.

'We have been searching from the river mouth up into the high country.'

Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds entered the Kahurangi National Park on May 9.

The pair were on trial for lighting a fire on the side of Moutere Highway last year.

Paramedics worked to give the man CPR, but he could not be revived.

Workplace incident in Tasman Region.

Both vehicles caught fire.

Yesterday's announcement by the government has left South Island mayors disappointed

He ate his last rations - a tortilla, Nutella and cheese - while awaiting rescue.

The man who shared the video is urging motorists to be safer on the road.

The car was struck by rockfall near Murchison in the South Island.

One person has died and three other people sustained moderate injuries.

Police have found a very large underground bunker for a cannabis-growing operation.

The group has been located "safe and well" following a missing persons report.

Have you seen Joshua Harley and his kids?

A long-visiting ecologist fears Awaroa Beach's people's paradise is being lost.

Group, including children, were "posing for photos, crouching down to get closer".

Police will continue to target cannabis plants grown illicitly in remote areas

Jessica Boyce, 27, has not been seen since Tuesday, March 19.

"Her family just want her back."

Jessica Boyce 'always found the light in the darkest of times', her family says.

Jessica Boyce, 27, has not been seen since March 19.