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Status quo for Air NZ after Asiana probe

Air NZ says it's business as usual, despite an inquiry into a crash in San Francisco finding the complexity of the Boeing 777 was to blame.

Pilot remains most likely suspect

Malaysian police believe if the disappearance of MH370 was the act of human intervention then the likely perpetrator was the pilot.

Flight MH370: Compo refusal likely

The wife of New Zealander Paul Weeks, who was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 when it vanished, will reject an offer of compensation.

MH370 search 'diverted' to wrong area

The 100-day search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has not yet explored the area most likely to be the final resting place of the plane because it was diverted by bogus "black box" signals, according to Inmarsat, the British satellite firm.

Flight MH370: Disappearance 'deliberate'

The former chief executive of ill-fated Kiwi Airlines says the disappearance of MH370 wasn’t an accident.

Oz trumps Malaysia for jet search costs

It's been revealed the Malaysian Government has spend just a fraction of what Australia has paid in the search for missing flight MH370.

MH370: Who will pay for airliner hunt?

Countries searching for the missing Malaysian plane have yet to agree on how to share costs, an Australian search leader said.

Apology to widow for MH370 book

A Northland writer has apologised to the widow of a Kiwi missing on MH370 after she took offence at a book he's penned about the jet's disappearance.

Balloon crash: 'Duck down' then panic

A witness has described hearing a balloon pilot tell passengers to "duck down" before screams of panic were heard from the basket.

Carterton tragedy: Co-worker's surprise

A man who worked with the pilot found to have cannabis in his system after his hot air balloon crashed in Carterton, killing 10, had no idea he smoked cannabis.

Carterton tragedy: 'Pilot failure' blamed

Carterton tragedy: Pilot frantically tried to free basket from powerlines

'The balloon was like a wet, wet rag'

The daughter of a couple who died in the Carterton balloon tragedy has told a Coronial inquest of watching the balloon catch fire before it plummeted to the ground.

Relatives relive deadly balloon crash

More than two years after a ballooning accident claimed the lives of their loved ones, relatives are reliving the details of the ill-fated day at a coroner's inquest.

Families brace for balloon inquest

A gruelling week lies ahead for families of the Carterton hot air balloon crash victims as they again hear evidence of how their loved ones died.

Flight 370: Widow's fight

The wife of a New Zealander missing on Malaysia Airlines MH370 is spearheading a new victims' group pushing authorities to "share and release" information about the ill-fated flight