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Adult literacy classes fall to budget cuts

Tongan police warn ferry dead may never be found

Even ferry is found, it could be too deep to recover any bodies.

Orion joins search for missing vessel

Ferry 'fully seaworthy' says Tongan official

Kiwi feared among dead in rising ferry toll

Young New Zealander serving with the Niuean police force feared dead, in the Tongan ferry capsize.

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Ferry loss highlights transport problem

Tears flow for Tongan ferry victims

Tongan ferry disaster: 117 on board, 62 missing

A survivor says the vessel rolled so quickly that women and children sleeping below decks had no chance to escape.

Ferry disaster: Just a minute's warning

A survivor of Tonga's ferry disaster says the vessel rolled so quickly in rough seas that women and children sleeping below decks had no chance to escape.

Island leaders sign up for aid management overhaul

Tragic end to winter escape

Grieving Tongans gather to pray

Briton carrying NZ licence among Tonga ferry dead

One of the two bodies recovered after the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika sank last night has a NZ connection.

NZ connection in Tonga ferry sinking

One of the two bodies recovered after the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika sank last night has a NZ connection.

Fears no women or children survived ferry sinking

A survivor has described how the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika overturned and all the women and children perished.