"They were able to say a few words and leave some flowers floating behind the boat."

Alan Culverwell, 60, was killed last week after being shot at close range by a pirate.

Slain Kiwi Alan Culverwell's family are assisting police with their investigation.

Even with a horrific machete-injury, Derryn Culverwell had kept fighting.

Alan Culverwell was shot dead when pirates boarded his vessel in Panama on Thursday.

Murdered man Alan Culverwell's wife Derryn called on to also appear in court as witness.

Alan Culverwell's stepson and good friend due to touch down in Panama soon.

One of the couple's two children was also hurt when pirates boarded the family's boat.

The man was shot and his wife attacked by pirates using a machete.

Panama City hotel has struggled with poor occupancy.

Journalists behind the Panama Papers expose have been uncovering wealth tied to Putin.

EDITORIAL: The death of Panama Papers journalist a blow to press freedom and journalism.

Armed Kiwi ship hunted down fleeing Germans on the high seas

Only 3000 foreign trusts have told IRD they want to register under new rules.

Accusations of black magic and murder, Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies.

Real estate agents, lawyers and accounts will soon face tougher anti-money-laundering rules under a bill introduced to Parliament today.

Cocaine, more so than any other narcotic, is the drug most frequently interdicted by the US Coast Guard.

As a major Latin American hub of finance, commerce and transportation, the Panamanian capital is a growing destination for business travellers.

The Prime Minister says the Panama Papers whistleblower is confused about his role in Cook Islands trusts.

A poll shows 57 per cent of respondents were "concerned" about New Zealand being a tax haven and the misuse of our foreign trust regime.

COMMENT: Lessons from the Panama Papers.

COMMENT: Companies with operations in multiple jurisdictions will seek to maximise their opportunities to reduce their tax bill.

Some are calling it trolling, but there's a serious point behind the not-completely-crazy theory.

The Government announced it had approved an air service agreement with the very country which gave the massive document leak its name.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen trials the new iPhone SE to see whether smaller is better.

One of the journalists behind the massive Panama Papers leak criticises New Zealand's laws around foreign trusts.

Americans don't need to go to Panama - they have a thriving offshore industry at home.

Four short sentences kicked off one of the biggest data leaks in history.

There are information leaks, and there is the Panama Papers leak, which is gigantic compared to past data spills.

The decision by Stuart Gulliver, CEO of HSBC Holdings, to park money in Switzerland puzzled lawyers who didn't see a clear tax benefit from the move.