Rescue
"Everyone goes to me 'you're a hero'... I just guess I was a good neighbour"
"Everyone goes to me 'you're a hero this, you're a hero that.' I just guess I was a good neighbour." Edward Johnstone who rescued a family from a fire in South Auckland on Monday spoke to our reporter… Audio
Tramper skittled by falling rock on Mt Ngauruhoe
A man has been thrown head over heels 50m down the side of Mount Ngauruhoe after he was struck by a falling rock.
Radio technology helps track dementia sufferers
Simple radio technology - previously used to track kiwis in the wild - is helping tackle the problem of people with dementia getting disoriented and lost. Audio, Gallery
Rabbit rescue
In many parts of New Zealand rabbits are seen as pests, but Chrissy Joy doesn't see them that way. She's among a group of of Wellington volunteers who've rescued and found homes for hundreds of sick… Audio, Gallery
Injured caver rescued after 'textbook' operation
Cavers who helped in last night's rescue of a Canadian woman who slipped then fell while abseiling down Harwoods Hole on Takaka Hill say the operation went like clockwork. Audio
Canadian caver rescued, in hospital after 'textbook' rescue
A Canadian caver was rescued last night after slipping about 50 metres and then falling 10 metres while abseiling down Harwood Hole on Takaka Hill. She was flown by helicopter to Nelson Hospital with… Audio
Labour under fire over Willie Jackson's inclusion in the party
Willie Jackson's Labour candidacy raising eyebrows within the party and wider commentators. Audio
Remarkable survival story on the West Coast.
There's amazement at the survival of a woman who was in the rugged west coast bush for six weeks with no supplies or equipment on her. Audio
Search continues after capsize on Otaki River
Emergency services and local teams will this morning resume searching for a person missing off the Kapiti Coast, near the Otaki River mouth. Audio
RNZ's Tom Furley - Kaipara Harbour accident
RNZs Tom Furley reports the latest on the Kaipara Harbour boating accident. Three people are still missing. Three were rescued and were in hospital, police said. Eleven people were onboard the vessel… Audio
Five dead, three missing, three rescued in Kaipara Harbour boating accident
The bodies of five people have been recovered after a fishing boat got into trouble on the Kaipara Harbour. An air search for the missing trio will resume in the morning.
Calls for Pike River Mine to remain open whilst 'a homicide scene'
A lawyer acting for the Pike River victims' families say the mine shouldn't be sealed as it is a crime scene, while a Mines Rescue team member offers to go inside. Video, Audio
Missing Vanuatu taxi-boat found
Five passengers from a small taxi boat that went missing last Saturday off Santo in Vanuatu have been found safe and well.
Mt Taranaki climbers caught in debris during rescue
Three climbers plucked off Mount Taranaki last night had a lucky escape after being caught in falling debris while the rescue operation was underway. Audio
Sailor rescued off NI coast
A solo yachtsman has been rescued in high winds and seas off Tauranga.
Stranded families happy to be back home
The rescue of six people from the Kahurangi National Park today highlights the importance of always checking the weather before venturing out into the wildnerness, police say. Video, Audio
Group lost in Te Urewera recovering in hospital
A woman and four children lost in rugged Te Urewera bush are recovering in hospital, with rescue crew saying they probably wouldn't have survived another night in the open. RNZ reporter Edward Gay has… Audio
Rescue pilot says lost Urewera group lucky to be alive
A woman and four children lost in Te Urewera have been found and winched to safety by a rescue helicopter. The pilot says he doubts they would have survived another night in the cold. Audio
Captain of Southern Lily talks of rescue mission
The three people rescued from their stricken yacht Platino 550 kilometres north of New Zealand will arrive back in Auckland early tomorrow after they were rescued by the container ship, Southern Lily… Audio
Family of Platino survivors say they are in shock
Auckland boat builder Nick Saull died after being hit by rigging and another man was swept overboard after bad weather damaged the yacht 550 kilometres north of New Zealand on Monday. Audio