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RNZAF rescues men off Niue after capsize
Two men have been rescued from stormy seas off Niue after their yacht capsized yesterday.
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Whale Wars: 'Kiwi lives at risk'
The New Zealand Government is taking a passive role while Kiwi lives are put at risk and Japan's whalers get a green light, says Labour MP.
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Mayday call 'may have been hoax'
Police have today released dramatic tape of a mayday call from a missing boat off the Northland coast. But is it genuine?
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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.
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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.
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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.