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![Double standard? INZ staff paid $4 an hour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Double standard? INZ staff paid $4 an hour
Immigration officers sent to work offshore are being paid as low as $4 an hour.
![Tonga turmoil: Kiwi SAS troops in country as King dismisses PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tonga turmoil: Kiwi SAS troops in country as King dismisses PM
King of Tonga has dissolved the Tongan Parliament and ordered a new election.
![Kiwi's funeral death: Contractor charged with manslaughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kiwi's funeral death: Contractor charged with manslaughter
A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of Aucklander 'Isileli Palu.
![Aucklander electrocuted in Tonga at funeral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Aucklander electrocuted in Tonga at funeral
An Aucklander has been electrocuted and killed while in Tonga for his father's funeral.
![Secret wartime Auckland plane crashes everyone knew about](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Secret wartime Auckland plane crashes everyone knew about
Japanese internees were being taken from Auckland to Australia for a prisoner exchange.
![Brutal assault on Tongan holidaymaker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Brutal assault on Tongan holidaymaker
A Tongan holidaymaker has suffered critical head injuries in a central Auckland assault.
![The Big Read: 'I talk to them sometimes - talk and cry'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
The Big Read: 'I talk to them sometimes - talk and cry'
Five Tongan men died in Katikati last year. The pain for their families is still raw.
![Island time: PM's Pacific Mission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Island time: PM's Pacific Mission
English and a host of govt representatives have spent the last week on the annual jaunt.
![Tongan PM apologises to Bill English](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tongan PM apologises to Bill English
Kiwi PM receives apology for alleged "recent incidents" involving Tongan seasonal workers.
![English supports $7.5m in aid for hotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
English supports $7.5m in aid for hotel
Bill English is visiting Niue for the first time as Prime Minister.
![PM Bill English goes island hopping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
PM Bill English goes island hopping
PM Bill English's four-day trip may feature talk of Donald Trump - but no dancing.
![Air NZ accused of racism over check-in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Air NZ accused of racism over check-in
A daughter says her mother was racially profiled while trying to use Premium Check-in.
!['Gentle soul' lost in party boat tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Gentle soul' lost in party boat tragedy
Two people fell through barrier at the back of a boat while partying on Auckland Harbour.
![P&O offer winter cruises from Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
P&O offer winter cruises from Auckland
Cruise line expects to carry a record 40,000 Kiwis in 2018 and inject $25m into economy.
![Tonga: A paddle back in time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tonga: A paddle back in time
There's no better way than to paddle through nature's marineland in the middle kingdom.
![Gene variants could explain high Maori gout rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Gene variants could explain high Maori gout rates
Gene variants that could help explain high rates of gout in Maori and Pacific people.
![No pleas from fatal bus crash driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
No pleas from fatal bus crash driver
Fatal bus crash driver to reappear in court next month.
!['No eat, no drink for three days'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'No eat, no drink for three days'
Tupou Veamatahau looked up at the aircraft heading towards him and knew he was saved.
![RNZAF joins search for missing fisherman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
RNZAF joins search for missing fisherman
An Air Force Orion is joining the search for a Tongan fisherman missing since Saturday.
![Incredible new submarine volcanoes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Incredible new submarine volcanoes
Kiwi scientists have helped discover new volcanoes beneath the Pacific Ocean.
![Charges over Christmas Eve bus crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Charges over Christmas Eve bus crash
Three people were killed and 40 people were hurt when the bus plunged down a bank.
![On Tonga's golden shores](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
On Tonga's golden shores
Sue Baxalle discovers Mystic Sands, mysterious stones and snorkelling pigs.
![Tanoa International Dateline Hotel, Tonga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tanoa International Dateline Hotel, Tonga
Eleanor Barker checks into a waterfront room on an island kingdom.
![Tongan queen mother dies, aged 90](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tongan queen mother dies, aged 90
Tonga is in mourning after the queen mother dies in hospital, aged 90.
![Kiwi discovers huge undersea eruption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kiwi discovers huge undersea eruption
A Kiwi scientist has unexpectedly discovered what appears to be a huge undersea volcanic eruption near the main island of Tonga.
![Gisborne bus crash: Teen's long road back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Gisborne bus crash: Teen's long road back
Tevita Lokotui, who plays the tuba in the school's brass band, is recovering after having his leg amputated at the knee as a result of the Christmas Eve bus crash.
![Taskforce Ghost: Exposing Auckland's underbelly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Taskforce Ghost: Exposing Auckland's underbelly
How an undercover agent led police to a sprawling underworld drug network.
!['I held her hand until her last breath'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'I held her hand until her last breath'
EXCLUSIVE: Family members recall how Leotisia Malakai - the third victim of a horrific bus crash near Gisborne - slipped into a coma and never woke up.