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![Divers hope to establish if rope attached to ferry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Divers hope to establish if rope attached to ferry
Divers hope to know today if a rope found in the water is attached to the ferry which sank last week with the loss of up to 93 lives.
![NZ looks at helping Tonga replace ferry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ looks at helping Tonga replace ferry
The Government is to help Tonga find a replacement for the ferry that sank a week ago with the loss of nearly 100 lives.
![Papua New Guinea: Fears for missing tourist plane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Papua New Guinea: Fears for missing tourist plane
Twin engine plane carrying people to world-famous trek site fails to arrive at destination.
![Tonga: NZ navy divers following rope lead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tonga: NZ navy divers following rope lead
New Zealand navy divers may know late tonight whether the object attached to a rope spotted in Tongan waters is the sunken Princess Ashika.
![Ex -North Otago rugby rep feared killed in ferry tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ex -North Otago rugby rep feared killed in ferry tragedy
A former North Otago rugby representative is believed to have been among those killed in the Tongan ferry disaster.
![Tongan police warn ferry dead may never be found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tongan police warn ferry dead may never be found
Even ferry is found, it could be too deep to recover any bodies.
![Kiwi feared among dead in rising ferry toll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwi feared among dead in rising ferry toll
Young New Zealander serving with the Niuean police force feared dead, in the Tongan ferry capsize.
![Tongan ferry death toll set to rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tongan ferry death toll set to rise
Latest count of those aboard ill-fated ferry indicates 93 people are still missing.
![Ferry disaster: NZ divers head to Tonga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ferry disaster: NZ divers head to Tonga
A team of 12 navy divers and a three-member remote search team will leave for Tonga this evening.
![Tongan ferry disaster: NZ woman's fears for family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tongan ferry disaster: NZ woman's fears for family
A New Zealand woman is "just trying to hold onto hope" that her mother, brother and sister have survived the sinking of an inter-island ferry in Tonga.
![Tongan ferry disaster: Toll of missing rises](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tongan ferry disaster: Toll of missing rises
Rescuers are now looking for 64 missing passengers after the number on board a Tongan ferry that sank on Wednesday was revised up to 119.
![Tongan ferry disaster: 117 on board, 62 missing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tongan ferry disaster: 117 on board, 62 missing
A survivor says the vessel rolled so quickly that women and children sleeping below decks had no chance to escape.
![Ferry disaster: Just a minute's warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ferry disaster: Just a minute's warning
A survivor of Tonga's ferry disaster says the vessel rolled so quickly in rough seas that women and children sleeping below decks had no chance to escape.
![Briton carrying NZ licence among Tonga ferry dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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.