New ZealandTAIC investigating pilot training after crashTAIC is investigating the standard of pilot training in NZ after a sharp rise in fatalities and near misses involving training aircraft.30 Sep 12:23 AM
New ZealandMan killed in Tauranga microlight crash namedA man killed in a microlight aircraft crash at Tauranga Airport has been named. Counselling is being offered to witnesses of the accident.27 Sep 03:22 AM
New ZealandAir NZ's 'whoop whoop' questionedA woman whose father died in the Air NZ Mt Erebus disaster has questioned the airline's use 'whoop whoop' - the last signal crew heard before the DC-10 went down - in its advertising.19 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandPilot has lucky escapeA glider pilot escaped injury after a crash landing in Paraparaumu this morning.19 Sep 03:11 AM
New ZealandPilots blamed for Air NZ crashFlight-deck error, inadequate training and a maintenance slip caused the crash of an Air NZ jet, France's air safety board has determined.16 Sep 06:13 PM
New ZealandFamilies of Fox Glacier victims grieve lossDays after her partner died in last Saturday's tragedy, Dido Eden found a poem from him asking her to marry him.11 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandMP reveals skydiving excursions with Fox Glacier crash victimA Labour MP has revealed he'd been skydiving three times with Rodney Miller, who died in Saturday's plane crash in Fox Glacier.07 Sep 06:42 AM
New ZealandPub tribute for dead plane crewOn a pool table at a Fox Glacier pub, a variety of drinks were arranged alongside the words "RIP Boys", as locals remembered their friends killed in Saturday's plane crash.05 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSkydiving team had spotless record, company saysSkydive NZ's John Kerr says he's "absolutely devastated and numbed" by the Fox Glacier crash that claimed the lives of more than a third of his staff.05 Sep 04:51 AM
New ZealandFox Glacier crash probe beginsTransport accident investigators are confident they will find "most, if not all", of the reasons for the Fox Glacier plane crash, despite fire causing massive damage to the aircraft.05 Sep 02:45 AM
New ZealandNine die as plane crashes in flamesThe deaths of five local men and four overseas tourists makes it one of New Zealand's deadliest plane crashes.04 Sep 10:05 PM
New ZealandNine dead in Fox Glacier plane crashA fiery plane crash that killed nine people in Fox Glacier today happened just metres from the town's chief fire officer's house.04 Sep 08:10 AM
New Zealand'Utter disbelief' at NZ crash survivorThe sister of the Kiwi sole survivor of Tuesday's plane crash in PNG says she felt "utter disbelief" when she heard he was alive.02 Sep 03:49 AM
New ZealandKiwi survivor of PNG crash namedThe New Zealand man who was the only survivor of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea in which four died has been named.01 Sep 07:42 PM
WorldJet passengers talk of 'exploding' engineA mid-air explosion forced a Qantas' 747 jetliner carrying 230 people to make an emergency landing.01 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandPNG crash survivor flown to AustraliaThe sole survivor of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea that took the lives of three Australian and one New Zealander has been evacuated to Australia.01 Sep 10:36 AM
New ZealandNew Zealander killed in PNG plane crashThe NZ High Commissioner is on her way to a remote plane crash site in Papua New Guinea where one New Zealander and three Australians died. The NZ co-pilot is the sole survivor.31 Aug 10:32 PM
New ZealandFeilding community pays its respectsA wide cross-section of the Feilding community turned out for a candlelit service tonight in response to recent tragic deaths, and to celebrate the town's strength of spirit.27 Aug 06:54 AM