A shiny diamond engagement ring has found its way out of a deep creek buried by sand thanks to a community of metal detectorists - the volunteer heroes of New Zealand's lost and found. Bits of gold, silver, diamond, coins, rings and a lot of less desirable trash sit just below the ground across Aotearoa creating a boom of hobbyists. Garth Walton bought his first metal detector in 2018. It all started with some YouTube videos and now nearly a decade later, he had found and reunited priceless and countless heirlooms and jewellery with their owners. Most recently he tackled an underwater rescue, something he had not ... (full story)