Impoverished island kingdom would need outside help to fund the recovery of the vessel or the bodies trapped in it.

Rupert Murdoch's luxury yacht Rosehearty can now be hired through a specialist charter company... at a cost of $459,000.

Paul Henry's suggestion that Moko the Mahia dolphin be shot has not surprised local residents who say he's an idiot who speaks without thinking.

Scientists have proved that slugs found on an Auckland beach are toxic but have not established what they have eaten to make them poisonous.

A former North Otago rugby representative is believed to have been among those killed in the Tongan ferry disaster.

Water sports have been cancelled and fishermen warned to stay off the entire Hauraki Gulf this weekend.

One of the two bodies recovered after the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika sank last night has a NZ connection.

One of the two bodies recovered after the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika sank last night has a NZ connection.

A survivor has described how the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika overturned and all the women and children perished.

NZ's Rescue Coordination Centre has launched a major search operation after a ferry carrying 79 people sank off Tonga.

Researchers believe they may be dealing with two or even three unrelated causes of illness in the Hauraki Gulf.