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Mass grave on Tongan seabed
An independent inquiry has been ordered into the cause of last week's sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika.
NZ-trained pilot captained doomed PNG plane
Airlines PNG chairman Simon Wild has defended the experience of the crew operating the flight.
Tonga: Images may reveal bodies - navy
Remote operated vehicle (ROV) expected to be deployed again once weather clears on Monday evening.
Sonar image shows vessel thought to be sunken ferry
A sonar image of a sunken wreck believed to be the Princess Ashika has been released by the Navy.
Tongan waters now graveyard
At least 93 people who drowned in the Princess Ashika are likely to be forever buried at sea because the wreck - found yesterday - is too deep.
Tonga: Ferry located but too deep for divers to reach
Sonar images indicate a vessel which fits the general size and shape of the Princess Ashika.
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
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
Twin engine plane carrying people to world-famous trek site fails to arrive at destination.
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
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
Even ferry is found, it could be too deep to recover any bodies.
Kiwi feared among dead in rising ferry toll
Young New Zealander serving with the Niuean police force feared dead, in the Tongan ferry capsize.