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Anzac tragedy: Key in gun for quitting trade trip
John Key's decision to attend the funerals of three Air Force servicemen has been criticised as "short-sighted and irresponsible".

New York bomb suspect arrested
Bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was taken into custody while trying to leave the United States.

Car bomb stops heart of New York
The heart of New York was last night shut down after a lethal car bomb was found in Times Square.

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.

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

Iroquois crewman 'a national hero' - father
The father of one of three Air Force crewmen killed in the Anzac Day Iroquois crash said his son "died doing the thing he loved."

Defence personnel to miss crash funeral
About 160 Defence Force personnel will miss the military funeral for their colleagues killed in the Anzac Day helicopter crash.

Soldier dies in road crash
A soldier and new father died in a road crash outside the Linton Army Camp yesterday - the fourth military death in two days.

Emergency turn to form part of inquiry
Investigators will try to find out if an Air Force helicopter crew was performing an emergency turn when it crashed into a hillside.

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.

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.