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Returning colleagues pay tribute

PM visits survivor of Iroquois tragedy

John Key spent half an hour in Wellington Hospital with the only survivor of the Anzac Day Iroquois crash on the eve of the funeral for his three colleagues.

Iroquois crash: Prince William 'shocked'

Prince William sends his condolences to the Defence Force after the Anzac Day crash.

Full military funeral for Anzac crash victims

The Air Force crewmen killed in an Anzac Day crash were farewelled at a full military funeral in Ohakea this afternoon.

Airman's worry was fate of mates

South Asia becomes centre of violence

Increases in terror attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan triggered a spike in the number of civilians killed or wounded there last year.

Air crash survivor questions his survival

The survivor of a crash that killed three colleagues is having difficulty comprehending his fate, his uncle said.

US military's number two pops in on a 'close friend'

Helicopter crash survivor's long haul

The sole survivor of the worst Air Force tragedy in decades probably does not know three colleagues have died.

Anzac crash survivor faces 'long haul' to recovery

Australia pays tribute to victims of RNZAF Anzac crash

Australians have paid tribute to three RNZAF personnel who died in a helicopter crash on Anzac Day.

Is NZ's aging military equipment a liability?

'Torpedo sank warship'

Air force helicopter crash: Tragedy in the fog

An Air Force crewman ran 2km through rugged uphill terrain to get to the helicopter wreck that contained the bodies of three colleagues.

Air Force deaths an added sorrow

Horror truck crash mars Anzac parade