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Flight MH370: Hopes dashed again

Satellite images show a possible debris field from flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean but bad weather has kept answers out of the grasp of search crews.

MH370: Malaysia Airlines facing lawsuit

A Chicago law firm is preparing for what could be a multimillion dollar lawsuit following the Malaysia Airlines tragedy.

Auckland Airport evacuated

Auckland Airport's domestic terminal was temporarily evacuated this morning after a fire sprinkler was set off.

Pilot could still be alive, brother says

The brother of pilot Daroish Kraidy, whose plane is missing off the Coromandel coast, says he may yet be found alive.

Billy Adams: Seaplane fascination taking on eerie significance

Billy Adams asks: "Was there any anger or resentment towards an employer with whom Zaharie Ahmad Shah had clocked up more than 18,000 hours' flying time?"

Flight MH370: Debris hampers search

The search for Flight MH370 has been complicated by floating objects in the sea that may have been mistaken for pieces of wreckage from the aircraft.

Text message pain for family

Danica Weeks learned her husband Paul had died on flight MH370 via text message.

MH370: Expert backs suicide theory

A New Zealand criminologist has come out in support of a theory that the captain of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft was on a suicide mission.

'We are all dreadfully sad'

Family and friends are comforting Danica Weeks after it was confirmed today the Malaysian Airlines flight carrying her Kiwi husband Paul has been lost in the Indian Ocean.

Pandemonium as relatives notified by text

When the news finally arrived in Beijing, it was not from a spokesperson, or even in a language the relatives could understand. Phones began to beep inside the conference room at the Lido hotel, receiving a text message in English.

Plane left on auto-pilot

Pilots have been reminded of the dangers of cockpit distractions after a flight into Queenstown was left on auto-pilot and passed below minimum low flying safety levels.

Flight MH370: What next?

Following the confirmation that Flight MH370 has crashed with no survivors, academic experts in various fields attempt to make sense of the conclusion to this tragedy.

Flight 370: Wreckage hunt suspended

The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has been called off for the day due to bad weather conditions.

Oz, Chinese ships rush to retrieve new objects

White, rectangular objects were spotted last night in the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft.

Hopes high amid gruelling search

"You want so badly to see something that your eyes start playing tricks on you", writes Herald reporter Anna Leask on board an Orion hunting for the missing jet.

Passenger's mother: My heart is broken

She is the woman whose cries of despair captured the unimaginable agony of the families waiting for news of the 239 passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.

Skydive tragedy: Long wait for answers

The families of two NZers killed in a fiery Queensland plane crash have been told by air accident investigators to wait for more than three weeks for answers.