Eleven days after contact was lost with Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, there has been minimal progress in determining precisely what happened or where the plane ended up.

The families of passengers missing on Flight 370 for more than 11 days are being pushed out of their Kuala Lumpur hotel, as they wait for news of their loved ones.

An New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion will today search for for anything floating in the sea that may indicate where a missing Malaysian passenger plane might be.

The turn that diverted the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off its flight path was programmed into the aircraft's computer navigation system, it has been revealed

Here is a Q & A about the lost Boeing 777 and the wider implications of the biggest mystery in 21st-century aviation.

Sources tell the Herald a lack of cell or internet communication from those on board a missing jet indicate it could be in "remote, non-friendly territory".

The family of Kiwi Paul Weeks are hanging on to slim hopes he could still be alive after it was revealed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 flew for more than seven hours.

The wife of Kiwi engineer Paul Weeks - missing since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared six days ago - has given an emotional interview to CNN's Piers Morgan, detailing how her husband wanted his son to have his wedding ring.

The US Navy has ordered a ship to the Indian Ocean to search for a missing Malaysian airliner amid reports the plane kept "pinging" a satellite after losing radar contact.

Little Lincoln Weeks has a map on his wall showing where his father, Kiwi Paul Weeks, was going to live and work in Mongolia before his plane went missing.

US investigators suspect a missing Malaysian jetliner flew on for four hours once it lost contact with air traffic controllers, according to the Wall St Journal.

A New Zealand oil rig worker has claimed to have seen the missing Malaysian Airlines plane burning in the sky.

Malaysian leaders fronted a news conference in Kuala Lumpur last night and admitted that, five days into the search for Flight 370, they still have no idea what's happened to the jet.

Kate Shuttleworth gets a bargain, or several, on a Kuala Lumpur spree.

Herald reporter Lincoln Tan flew Malaysia Airways to KL, talking to crew about their missing colleagues and passengers about their concerns.

A NZ Air Force Orion is being sent to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, as airports - including Auckland - are asked to beef up security.

Thai police say they are investigating a "passport ring'' as details emerged of bookings made in Thailand with stolen European passports for the vanished Malaysia Airlines flight.

We'll keep you updated with the latest from the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Prime Minister John Key says it's unfortunate the wife of a New Zealand man missing aboard Flight 370 first heard about plane's disappearance from a journalist.

Two Brisbane couples and another two Australians are among 239 people feared dead after a Malaysia Airlines flight went missing en route to Beijing.

A father of two young sons is one of two Kiwis feared dead in a mysterious Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared yesterday.

Peace reigns among the tribes but it wasn't always that way, writes Diana Balham.

Endangered orang-utans relearn how to live in the wild, writes Diana Balham.

The city of Melaka, on Malaysia's peninsula, is home to a vibrant multicultural society, writes Sophie Barclay.

A retired policeman and a chartered accountant are among 55 New Zealanders fleeced for $1.7 million by a Malaysia-based scam.

"Pro! Pro!" The honking, nasal call is quickly absorbed by the uncomfortably moisture-heavy forest canopy. We scan the dense tangle of tree trunks and twisted vines, waiting for a response.