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Missing holidaymaker's jacket found
A jacket belonging to a holidaymaker who fell from a boat in Marlborough Sounds early yesterday has been found by searchers.

Hopes fade for man overboard in Sounds
Hopes are fading for a holidaymaker who fell from a boat in Marlborough Sounds early yesterday.

Fears for man overboard in Sounds
Shorelines searches are being carried out for a holidaymaker who fell from a boat into the freezing waters of the Marlborough Sounds in the early hours of today.

One dead after boat sinks near Queenstown
One person died today when a boat sank on North Lake Mavora near Queenstown. There were three young men on board.

Family convinced Nina crew is alive
Family of seven missing crew members on board the Nina are convinced they're alive and want the search to begin again, despite no sign of them since June 4.

Items recovered in missing yacht search
Searchers are unsure of the source of two plastic containers, found today in the hunt for the missing yacht Nina.

New search for long-lost schooner
Sighting of liferaft similar to one carried by Nina spurs renewed effort to find her and 7 people missing since June.

Shark death tragic accident
The death of Adam Strange who was killed in a shark attack at Muriwai beach earlier this year could not have been prevented, a coroner has ruled.

Brother's rescue bid: Fisherman named
A 29-year-old man who died when he was swept off rocks while fishing at a notorious Whangarei spot yesterday has been named as Mario Openshaw.

Baby dead, eight feared drowned in asylum seeker boat sinking
An infant is dead and searchers are looking for another eight asylum seekers still missing in waters near Christmas Island.

Captain 'thrown' off Costa Concordia
The captain of the Costa Concordia did not abandon his ship but was inadvertently "thrown" off the cruise liner during a chaotic evacuation.

Yacht search covers 700k square km
An Air Force Orion will today perform another aerial search for missing vintage American schooner Nina.

Firms keen for cut of $11m Rena compo
Mark Tucker will never know how much money he lost during the darkest days of the Rena disaster.

Nina: An eerie premonition
One of the seven passengers on a vintage yacht missing in heavy seas off New Zealand had a deep-rooted fear of drowning at sea, which he laid bare in an eerie premonition.

$11m Rena compo fund launched
An $11 million fund has been launched to compensate those who lost money during the Rena disaster.

Search continues near Norfolk Island
An Air Force Orion is searching near Norfolk Island today for missing vintage American schooner Nina.

Nina sister: Not knowing tough
The sister of the captain of the missing yacht Nina says the worst possible outcome would be for the crew to be lost at sea forever and to never know what happened.

Air Force Orion searches for missing schooner, life raft
The rescue operation for the American schooner Nina resumed this morning at 9.30am.

Words of hope for missing sailor
Former students of Evi Nemeth have posted messages of support online in the hope that she and others missing on the yacht Nina are found safe.

No sign of Nina in Air Force search
A search by an Air Force plane today for any sign of the American schooner Nina in the ocean off the North Cape has ended without success.

Beacon saves boaties
Three fishermen were plucked from the ocean after their boat overturned off the Waikato coast last night.

Rescue off Waikato coast
Three fishermen were plucked from the ocean after their boat overturned off the Waikato coast tonight.

Yacht search delayed by 'broken' plane
The search for seven people missing on the historic schooner Nina was delayed this morning because an aeroplane was "broken".