Search And Rescue
Long Read: How To Save A Life
By Ellen Rykers: Fifteen years ago, Search and Rescue foresaw a crisis – its volunteers were aging, and the job is hard physical work. Audio
Pacific rescue 'fitting' end to six decades of Orion operations
The replacement aircraft won't be rescue-ready until July, leaving a gap where the RNZAF will be leaning on other agencies and countries to help. Audio
Echo the avalanche rescue dog - sniffing for life in the snow
Echo loves rolling in the snow but he has an important job to do while he's in the white stuff. He's an avalanche rescue dog and we are out with him and his handler keeping up his finely tuned skills… Video, Audio
Search for woman missing in river continues
Land search and rescue staff are scouring the Manawatū River in kayaks, looking for any sign of the 27-year-old woman.
When 'going bush' throws a community into turmoil
Thomas Phillips and his children are back home, safe, in what many saw as a miracle after 19 nights in the bush. But questions remain as to why he disappeared in the first place. Audio
Search and rescue for man and three children underway
A search and rescue operation is underway for a man and his three young children who are missing on King Country's West Coast.
The police say the group was last seen at Marokopa, west of Te Kuiti, on… Audio
Petition pushing to redress ovarian cancer imbalance
Jane Ludemann is spearheading a petition to Parliament asking for the development of ovarian cancer education campaigns for the public and health professionals, and is hopeful that, with enough… Audio
Why do people freak out when they get lost?
Professor Kenneth Hill -- a psychologist who has dedicated his career to studying how lost people behave -- discusses his decades-long research into why people lost in forest and wildlands react the… Audio
Thermal imaging to be used in search for missing hiker
Thermal imaging is expected to be used in the search for a British tramper missing in Mt Aspiring National Park. Stephanie Simpson, who's 32 and originally from Essex but lives in Wanaka, left to go… Audio
Family found after 18 hours lost in bush
A 50-year-old man and his two daughters who were lost in the bush overnight after apparently taking a wrong turn have been found after an 18-hour search. Video, Audio
Missing tramper’s family hold out hope he’ll be found alive
The family of Darren Myers, who has been missing in the Tararua Ranges for almost a week, say they're still hopeful he'll be found alive. Video, Audio
Veteran search and rescuer Allan Uren
Allen Uren is a veteran volunteer in search and rescue based in Wanaka. Over nearly 20 years, he's been part of some of the most dramatic and horrific events in the wilderness. He's been outspoken… Audio
Search for dead in PNG Highlands landslide continues
Search and rescue efforts in Papua New Guinea's Highlands are continuing after at least eight people died in a landslide. Audio
'We do as much as we can to rescue and save people'
The final cost of rescuing an Australian soldier from Mount Aspiring is still unknown, but the Federated Mountain Clubs says a price should never be put on people's lives in deciding a rescue…
Injured tramper found by 'pure good luck'
A tramper injured in Mount Aspiring National Park was rescued by an emergency beacon set off by somebody else, who then switched it off. Helicopter pilot Sam Innes talks to John Campbell. Audio
On any other day
An emergency signal sparks a desperate search for a missing air force helicopter. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
Woman rescued after getting lost on Mt Ruapehu
Local knowledge and volunteers are credited with saving a skiers life after she became lost on Mt Ruapehu overnight. Constable Conrad Smith talks to Sharon Brettkelly. Audio
Pacific delegates gather to discuss search and rescue
Delegates to a Pacific search and rescue conference underway in Auckland are looking for more effective ways of raising safety awareness among people using the world's biggest ocean. Audio
Search and Rescue practice operation for Akld harbour
Search and Rescue experts from New Zealand and 26 other countries get together in Auckland this week to swap knowledge on rescuing people lost in the world's biggest ocean. The highlight will be a… Audio
No charges for rescued yachtie
The cost of rescuing a Polish yachtsman from his stricken yacht off the Chatham Islands will be borne by the organisations involved in the search, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre says.