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Willow's story

“If I hear a helicopter overhead I feel sick thinking about the family that needed to call them for ...

“I was unconscious for my trip in the chopper, I woke up in the ICU and Mum told me what had happene...

‘The ground gave way beneath me. I bounced off the side of the cliff on the way down. With my arm br...

“There was so much noise, I felt like my truck was airborne and I was floating. My seat had broken a...

Te Araroa’s Sonya Howland was at home with her husband, a family friend and three children when a fa...

John Smith was thanking his lucky stars and fast thinking for saving the lives of both himself and h...

On 7th September 2013 just on a year ago I had been walking through the redwoods, watched some kayak...

Last year, my husband and I were in the South Island on a campervan holiday. A blood clot had been f...

When baby Joshua was born, he was experiencing respiratory distress. He was placed into a special ca...

My rescue story: After a track gave out leading to a 10m drop and tumble I was left dazed & battered...