Air Accident
Civil Defence scramble to counter Gisborne power outage
13 Dec 2016
Tairawhiti Civil Defence controller Patrick Willock says his organisation has been working hard overnight to help people in the Gisborne district cope with the ongoing power outage caused by… Audio
Friend of topdressing pilot describes 'strong, cheerful' man
13 Dec 2016
A close family friend of the pilot killed in yesterday's crash near Gisborne describes him as a "strong, cheerful, larger than life, lovely, caring, highly competent man." He says he can't believe… Audio
Coroner criticises oversight of small aerodromes
19 Dec 2014
The government is moving to regulate small airfields in the wake of a fatal air accident over Paraparaumu airport in 2008. Audio