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NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise
A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.
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Navy boards burning tug
A navy damage control team has boarded a burning ocean-going tug off Northland hours after the crew abandoned ship when fire broke out in the engine room.
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Last of Navy's new ships due in port tomorrow
The last of seven new Navy ships will arrive in Auckland tomorrow, at least two years late, and following a troubled maiden voyage from the ship builder's yard in Australia.
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Spy drones on NZ defence wish list
EXCLUSIVE: Robotic "drone" spy planes flying by remote control could be used to patrol New Zealand's waters.
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Former All Black mourns family members lost in ferry disaster
Former All Black Va'aiga Tuigamala says some of his wife's relatives were among those who perished in last week's tragedy.
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Tonga: Recovery of bodies 'too costly and risky'
Depth of the sunken ferry Princess Ashika means the recovery of the 93 bodies trapped inside would be a prohibitively costly, lengthy and dangerous process.