Early yesterday, four days after Oyang 70 left Dunedin for the Southern Ocean, the ageing fishing vessel sank in less than 10 minutes, leaving three crew dead, another three missing presumed dead, and questions over why it capsized in favourable weather conditions.
A New Zealand yachtsman was reportedly the skipper of a high-tech racing yacht which was detained by an Iranian gunboat while sailing in the Persian Gulf.
Captain Doug Monks from New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission is soon to deliver an interim report on the sinking of the Tongan ferry, Princess Ashika.
The search for two men missing after a boating accident on Lake Tekapo in South Canterbury has been suspended tonight.
New Zealand maritime officials say they would need to be satisfied a Dutch teenager planning to sail solo around the world would not put her own life - or the lives of rescuers - at risk, if she decides to launch the bid from New Zealand.
Royal New Zealand Navy divers have left Tonga after finding and filming the wreck of the ferry Princess Ashika.
Divers are confident the Princess Ashika has been found in the area it sank last Wednesday.
The New Zealand Navy has released graphic images of the sunken Tongan ferry Princess Ashika, taken by its submarine on Monday.
New Zealand has the technology to recover corpses from the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika, says a salvage expert.
Tongan police say 73 people are unaccounted for after the sinking of the ferry Princess Ashika - 20 fewer than previously thought.
New Zealand ship HMNZ Manawanui is tonight setting up anchor in deep, rough water above a sunken ferry northeast of the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa.
New Zealand could help Tonga buy a new ferry to replace the Princess Ashika, Prime Minister John Key said today.
Images from the New Zealand navy's remote operated vehicle (ROV) could reveal bodies in or around the sunken Princess Ashika, dive team head Lieutenant Commander Andrew McMillan says.
Frustrations are building in the streets of Nuku'alofa as Tongans demand to know why their monarchy-ruled government bought the ancient boat that sank, leaving 64 presumed dead.
An air force Hercules will leave for Tonga this afternoon with a navy dive team and a remote search team to help recover victims of the ferry disaster, Prime Minister John Key has announced.
Political parties today laid aside their differences and extended their joint sympathies to Tonga following the fatal sinking of an inter-island ferry last night.
The crew of the yacht, Boundless, which was damaged in heavy seas while travelling between Brisbane and Auckland, has been airlifted to Whangarei.
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion has been called on for a second time to assist the yacht, Boundless, as it makes its way from Brisbane to Auckland.
The sinking of the cruise boat Waverley in Doubtful Sound last week is being investigated by Maritime New Zealand.
A 13.7m launch with two people on board was tonight reported to be drifting toward the coast about 60km east of Masterton, after catching fire.
