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Tongan ferry death toll set to rise
Latest count of those aboard ill-fated ferry indicates 93 people are still missing.
Ferry disaster: NZ divers head to Tonga
A team of 12 navy divers and a three-member remote search team will leave for Tonga this evening.
Tongan ferry disaster: NZ woman's fears for family
A New Zealand woman is "just trying to hold onto hope" that her mother, brother and sister have survived the sinking of an inter-island ferry in Tonga.
Tongan ferry disaster: Toll of missing rises
Rescuers are now looking for 64 missing passengers after the number on board a Tongan ferry that sank on Wednesday was revised up to 119.
Tongan ferry disaster: 117 on board, 62 missing
A survivor says the vessel rolled so quickly that women and children sleeping below decks had no chance to escape.
Ferry disaster: Just a minute's warning
A survivor of Tonga's ferry disaster says the vessel rolled so quickly in rough seas that women and children sleeping below decks had no chance to escape.
Briton carrying NZ licence among Tonga ferry dead
One of the two bodies recovered after the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika sank last night has a NZ connection.
NZ connection in Tonga ferry sinking
One of the two bodies recovered after the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika sank last night has a NZ connection.
Fears no women or children survived ferry sinking
A survivor has described how the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika overturned and all the women and children perished.
Body recovered after ferry sinks - report
NZ's Rescue Coordination Centre has launched a major search operation after a ferry carrying 79 people sank off Tonga.
Key says rules for former MPs outdated
Prime Minister John Key says he had assumed access to parliamentary perks for former MP Taito Phillip Field would be nullified after his conviction.
Field still entitled to claim travel perks
Former MP Taito Phillip Field is still entitled to travel perks despite being convicted of bribery and corruption.
Earhart theory to be tested
DNA testing could ascertain whether aviator Amelia Earhart lived as a castaway on a Pacific Island after disappearing during a round-the-world flight.