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Fisherman left high and dry

Kiwi yachtie's Pacific nightmare

Alex Macdonald says he was kept in Tongan police custody for five days, accused of killing his skipper.

Kiwi in tragic mystery at sea

It's a story that reads like the plot of a movie thriller - lost in the Pacific.

Brothers survive by clinging to chillybin

Relatives, friends grieve for ferry dead

Memorial march held for Tongan ferry victims

Tonga: Decision due within days on ferry salvage attempt

Impoverished island kingdom would need outside help to fund the recovery of the vessel or the bodies trapped in it.

School honours ferry disaster victims

Mass grave on Tongan seabed

An independent inquiry has been ordered into the cause of last week's sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika.

Tonga: Images may reveal bodies - navy

Remote operated vehicle (ROV) expected to be deployed again once weather clears on Monday evening.

Sonar image shows vessel thought to be sunken ferry

A sonar image of a sunken wreck believed to be the Princess Ashika has been released by the Navy.

Tongan waters now graveyard

At least 93 people who drowned in the Princess Ashika are likely to be forever buried at sea because the wreck - found yesterday - is too deep.

Tonga: Ferry located but too deep for divers to reach

Sonar images indicate a vessel which fits the general size and shape of the Princess Ashika.

Divers hope to establish if rope attached to ferry

Divers hope to know today if a rope found in the water is attached to the ferry which sank last week with the loss of up to 93 lives.

NZ looks at helping Tonga replace ferry

The Government is to help Tonga find a replacement for the ferry that sank a week ago with the loss of nearly 100 lives.

Tongan King's trip no big deal