Search And Rescue

Searchers have failed to find two divers reported missing in high seas off Bluff.

A man lost on Mt Stanley in the Marlborough Sounds has been brought out of the bush by rescue volunteers.

Three climbers plucked off Mount Taranaki last night were caught in falling debris while the rescue operation was under way.

Two trampers have been found safe and well after going missing in the Hunua Ranges south of Auckland yesterday.

Pavlina Pizova, the Czech tramper who survived a month in a Routeburn Track hut, used all the resources at her disposal to stay alive, including using a file to make snowshoes. Video, Audio

A British tourist who went missing in Paparoa National Park says his two nights in the bush were cold and distressing. Audio

Today's rescue of six people from snow in Kahurangi National Park is another reminder for people to check the weather before venturing into the wilderness, police say. Video

Upper Hutt residents will keep looking for missing local Mary Berrington, despite police calling off their search for her.

The search for missing Upper Hutt woman Mary Berrington has been suspended, after five days of searching.

Police are considering scaling back the search for an Upper Hutt woman who's been missing for four days.

A woman and four young children rescued from Te Urewera bush country after two days might not have survived the night, a search and rescue expert says.

There's been a happy end to a 24-hour search for a woman and four young children missing in Te Urewera for two days. Audio

A hunter who was missing in the Blue Mountains, near Balclutha, since Saturday has been described as being in remarkable condition.

Three people were injured when a 4-wheel drive all-terrain vehicle left a road and went down a cliff in the the Marlborough Sounds this morning.

Land Search and Rescue says it doesn't have enough volunteers to search for missing people in some parts of the country.

A massive training exercise for search and rescue workers turned into a real-life scenario this morning when a man was injured and had to be flown to hospital.

The police dive squad will this morning join the search for a man who went missing in the Waikato River near Taupo last night.

A search for a boy who was swept into the sea by a large wave at Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, has been called off until morning.