24th June 2026 Awards / SARThe team behind the search for missing Argentine tourist Hector Gaston Artigau in Mt Aspiring National Park has received the Operational Gold Award at the 2026 New Zealand Search and Rescue Awards.
16th December 2025 Police / SARPolice Search and Rescue have recovered the bodies of two people from Fiordland National Park.
27th August 2025 Marine / SARThe search for a boat reported to have been sinking in Cook Strait has been suspended.
25th June 2025 SARNew Zealand Search and Rescue will receive an additional $76.7m over three years so 12 organisations can continue their lifesaving operations.
