Friends mourn the loss of a committed youth counsellor who died in a hang gliding accident.

A landing accident involving a rare two-seater Spitfire fighter is the latest in a line of mishaps for the World War II-era aircraft.

A rare two seater Spitfire fighter worth several million dollars has been damaged in a landing accident at Ardmore Airport.

Tears and tributes linked relatives grieving for a victim of the Perpignan crash on opposite sides of the world.

Memorial services were held in Auckland, Christchurch, France and at Scott Base in Antarctica yesterday.

A memorial trip to the crash site of the 1979 Mt Erebus air disaster has been postponed tonight after strong winds prevented helicopters from landing.

The Govt will look into a way to allow the families of those killed in the Erebus disaster to visit the crash site, John Key says.

Family and friends of the victims of the Erebus disaster will now have the chance to go to Antarctica thanks to businessman Mike Pero.

Two men who died in a microlight crash in Hawke's Bay last year were over three times the legal blood alcohol limit, an investigation has found.

"Don't worry about work ... just have a great day," were Denis Adlam's last words to dad Neville before his fatal gyrocopter crash.

The families of those who died when Air NZ Flight 901 plunged into Mt Erebus received an average pay-out of only $100,000 - and were sworn to secrecy.