Rescues
Club's new rescue boat unveiled
Estonian tramper rescued from gorge
A bad bout of food poisoning and an expedition into extremely dangerous terrain gave Estonian tramper Andre Lipand a 26th birthday he will never forget after he became trapped in a deep gorge in Mo
Two kayakers rescued from Lake Wakatipu
Two Saudi Arabian men had to be rescued from Lake Wakatipu off Queenstown yesterday after they fell out of kayaks near Earnslaw Park in rough conditions.
Swamped in second sea mishap
It was second time lucky - or unlucky - for two Dunedin men at the centre of a water rescue off the Otago Peninsula yesterday.
Body retrieval first task with team
The helicopter pilot who led the retrieval of a climber killed on Mt Aspiring on Wednesday was on his first operation for the Wanaka Alpine Cliff Rescue Team.
Fishing trip turns to rescue drama
Hopes fade for 17 missing fishermen
Hope was fading last night for 17 missing fishermen after their South Korean trawler In Sung sank in the Southern Ocean, claiming at least five lives.
Rescue response slow, mayday receiver says
Adventure group billed for rescue
Adventure Southland has been sent a bill by Kawarau Jet, which answered a mayday call after four Queenstown Resort College students capsized while kayaking on Lake Wakatipu on September 25.