New ZealandPlane crash: Police to decide on underwater operationPolice will decide whether the wreck of the plane belonging to the 2degrees' chief executive Eric Hertz will be recovered from the seabed off the Waikato coast, the Navy says.04 Apr 03:52 AM
New ZealandWeather disrupts search for bodiesIt is likely to be Friday at the earliest before exploration can continue at the scene of a fatal plane crash off the Waikato coast.03 Apr 06:57 AM
New ZealandSonar finds wreckagePlane wreckage, thought to contain the bodies of 2degrees' chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy, has been found on the sea floor off the Waikato coast.02 Apr 06:55 AM
New ZealandNavy sonar team on Hertz searchThe underwater search for plane wreckage believed to contain the bodies of 2degrees boss Eric Hertz and his wife has turned high-tech with the use of a high-tech torpedo.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandBodies may never be foundThe head of a Navy team using sonar to search for aircraft wreckage says it's possible the bodies of 2degrees' boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy may never be found.01 Apr 03:45 AM
New ZealandDaunting task to recover bodiesThe bodies of 2degrees chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife, Kathy, who died when their plane ditched off Kawhia on Saturday, may never be recovered.31 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandVictims' bodies trappedRescuers are struggling to reach the bodies of 2degrees' boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy believed to be inside the plane wreckage on the sea floor.31 Mar 06:30 AM
New ZealandPlane down - two missingA search is underway for two people aboard a twin-engined aircraft that ditched in the sea off Kawhia at around 12.20pm today after reporting engine failure.30 Mar 05:51 AM
New ZealandFlight training inquiry finds need for better recordsThe Civil Aviation Authority has been told it needs to keep better records on flight training incidents after an investigation found insufficient evidence to link an increase in fatalities to a decline in training safety.27 Mar 09:00 PM
New ZealandPilot slammed by crash investigatorsA pilot who ditched his helicopter in a Northland bay has been slammed by crash investigators for a series of failings.20 Mar 11:30 PM
New ZealandInquiry into deaths not likely to be made publicThe military inquiry into the firefight in Afghanistan that left two soldiers dead is unlikely to be made public, the New Zealand Defence Force says.19 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandTime running out in air force probeSenior air force commanders are under investigation over the Anzac Day tragedy which left three staff dead and another seriously injured - but there is only a month left to lay charges.19 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandAnzac Day pilot 'made scapegoat'The lead pilot of the air force's fatal Anzac Day formation is being made a scapegoat for failures right up the command chain, says the father of one of the men who died in the 2010 crash.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChopper crash: Officer chargedAn RNZAF officer has been charged over the fatal Iroquois crash at Pukerua Bay on Anzac Day 2010.04 Mar 05:11 AM
New ZealandPiecing together crash 'massive task'A coroner says it will be a "massive task" to piece together what happened in a fatal mid-air crash which killed two teenagers and a helicopter pilot in 2008.27 Feb 04:26 AM
New ZealandLucky escape after chopper crashA helicopter pilot and three passengers had a lucky escape after crash landing on Lake Rotorua this morning.23 Feb 11:53 PM
New ZealandHurt Kiwi fighting onA New Zealander is suing for more than half a million dollars after he was seriously injured when his international flight plunged more than 200 metres in two seconds.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandTributes paid to microlight crash victimsThe pilot of a microlight that crashed on Wednesday night, killing two men, has has been described as a fun-loving family man.01 Feb 04:01 AM
New ZealandAir tragedy: Father finds son's wreckageA father who found the wreckage of a microlight in which his son and another man were killed says he knew the risks and "you can't cover your kids up in cotton wool".31 Jan 05:15 PM
WorldBody recovery delayed until OctoberThe bodies of the three Canadian men believed killed in a plane crash in Antarctica will not be recovered until at least October, Antarctica New Zealand says.27 Jan 09:57 PM
New ZealandRigger a 'bloody hero' in chopper crashA rigging supervisor who narrowly escaped death in a helicopter crash is fighting to overturn official findings that hold him partly responsible.19 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandFatal chopper crash report to be released in FebA Civil Aviation Authority report into a helicopter crash which killed two Far North men a year ago will be completed early next year.17 Dec 10:44 PM
New ZealandSweeping safety shakeup for air forceSafety systems across the entire air force are in for an overhaul after an independent review into the Anzac Day crash found greater change was needed.14 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCrash recommendations 'not enough'The 78 recommendations made after an inquiry into the Anzac Day Iroquois crash are not enough to prevent another tragedy, an independent review says.13 Dec 11:02 PM
New ZealandDeceased pilot new to flyingA Rotorua student pilot who was killed in a crash yesterday had finished a flight lesson shortly before his plane hit the ground.09 Dec 05:55 AM
WorldSydney skydiver killed in mid-air collisionA skydiver has been killed in a mid-air collision with another parachutist at Wilton in Sydney's southwest.08 Dec 01:16 AM
New ZealandTerror test stuns voyagersFootage of the police anti-terrorist team sliding down ropes on to a ferry in a helicopter training exercise shows why passengers saw the incident as a near-disaster.28 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandAir Force didn't want hotel costsThree airmen killed in an Anzac Day helicopter crash were on a one-hour flight because it was considered too expensive to accommodate them in a hotel.27 Nov 04:30 PM
