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By Robin Martin, RNZ There’s been a bittersweet reaction to a King Country man and his three children walking out of the bush alive after being missing for almost three weeks – while everyone is overjoyed they are alive, many…

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Battling 15-metre high waves and winds of 193 kilometres per hour, an ocean drone has travelled inside a category four hurricane for the first time.

The Saildrone Explorer, otherwise known as SD 1045, was directed towards Hurricane Sam as it barrels across the Atlantic Ocean.

The video it captured is not for the faint of heart, or those prone to sea sickness.

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The mission was conducted by Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

It's hoped the data collected will help improve scientists' understanding of hurricanes.

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"Using data collected by saildrones, we expect to improve forecast models that predict rapid intensification of hurricanes," Greg Foltz, a NOAA scientist, said in a statement.

"Rapid intensification, when hurricane winds strengthen in a matter of hours, is a serious threat to coastal communities.

"New data from saildrones and other uncrewed systems that NOAA is using will help us better predict the forces that drive hurricanes and be able to warn communities earlier."

Hurricane Sam is the 18th named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.

Meteorologists don't expect the intense system to make landfall in the US.

Police have dispersed a gathering of gang members who assembled in West Auckland for a funeral – in violation of alert level 3 rules.Patched gang members were seen doing burnouts on their motorbikes as they accompanied a hearse….

Jamie McColl had five stolen guns when he opened fire as sports teams practised on nearby fields of Napier’s Park Island.A section of the city went into lockdown as McColl, 46, stayed close to the car he had earlier stolen. Stuff…

A person who arrived at Middlemore Hospital and then left the grounds after testing positive for Covid-19 is due to be moved to a quarantine facility today.The patient is one of two people connected to two exposure events at the…

Whanganui River iwi leaders have performed a dawn ritual in Dubai to dedicate Aotearoa New Zealand’s immersive pavilion experience before the opening of the six-month world trade exposition.The small group from the Whanganui River…

A 47-year-old Hastings man has been arrested and charged with arson after a fire in an industrial area off Omahu Rd, near Flaxmere, last week. Emergency services were called to the fire between James Rochfort Pl and Kirkwood Rd,…