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.
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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Key says rules for former MPs outdated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.
Strange and beautiful world
Niuean artist John Pule's work is rich in imagery, always with the aim of telling a story, writes Adam Gifford
Jury retires in Phillip Field case
Jurors on the Taito Phillip Field case were sent out earlier today after his trial was disrupted by Maori activists.
Hawaii: Mai tai'd to the bar stool
Jim Eagles discovers the history behind a cocktail favourite.
Teens barred from returning to school
Two Auckland students are unable to return to school while their mother appeals an expired work permit.