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Each year, thousands of people need to be rescued in New Zealand’s unforgiving outdoors. Some searches are successful, some not. But behind each is an incredible story of courage.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach year, thousands of people need to be rescued in New Zealand’s unforgiving outdoors. Some searches are successful, some not. But behind each is an incredible story of courage.
Search & Rescue NZ is hosted by RNZ. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Toll" (5 November 2025, 38 minutes), "A Step Too Far" (3 November 2025, 46 minutes), and "Accidents Do Happen" (29 October 2025, 44 minutes).
Search & Rescue NZ publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Search & Rescue NZ is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Search & Rescue NZ requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Search & Rescue NZ's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Search & Rescue NZ are Courts, Police & Public Safety. Search & Rescue NZ has a history audience.
RNZ hosts Search & Rescue NZ, a history podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Episode #9
<p>The public can often view rescuers as heroes who are just doing a job. But years of attending rescues, accidents, or the tragic retrieval of bodies, can have a devasting effect on both volunteers or emergency service...
Episode #8
<p>Experienced canyoners Dave Vass and Annette Phillips were out doing the ultimate outdoor activity when adventure turned into accident in a little explored canyon, leaving them with difficult decisions to make...
Episode #7
<p>The increase of social media has seen many walkers, often overseas visitors, attracted to places beyond their experience or ability. Mount Brewster in Mount Aspiring National Park now has up to ten rescues a year as...
Episode #6
<p>After five days trapped in the "Middle Peak Hotel" crevasse on the summit ridge of Aoraki Mount Cook, climbers Phil Doole and Mark Inglis were in big trouble – both having frostbite to their feet. By day 15 fears...
Episode #5
<p>In November 1982, two climbers Phil Doole and Mark Inglis were trapped on the summit ridge of Aoraki Mount Cook at over 3000 metres. Taking shelter in a sparse crevasse near the summit, storms and high winds thwarted...
Episode #4
<p>A typical rescue today is aided by GPS, personal location beacons, agile helicopters and LandSAR rescuers. This is in stark contrast to the 1960s, where rescuers usually came from tramping clubs, they provided their...
Episode #3
<p>At the centre of the largest and most complex cave rescues ever attempted was Dr Michael Brewer. In 2007, the local doctor was trapped and injured two kilometres underground in a little explored cave system in the...
Episode #2
<p>In the winter of 1966, four climbers went to climb the Otira Face of Mount Rolleston in Arthurs Pass National Park and never returned. The search and rescue operation was one of the last large scale call outs, all on...
Episode #1
<p>Cascade Saddle in Mount Aspiring National Park is a popular alpine crossing, but the difficulty of the trek and the hazards are often underestimated by inexperienced trampers on this long and demanding route. For two...
Search & Rescue NZ
<p>Head to the hills, scour the bush, and dive deep into the caves with a series that takes you behind the scenes of the rescues in New Zealand’s unforgiving outdoors. Go out with the volunteers who put themselves on...
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