1United Airlines have confirmed that one New Zealander is among those missing when a section of the fuselage blew out of Flight 811 this morning as it left Hawaii bound for Auckland.
For many New Zealand relatives of passengers on board Flight 811 the wait for news was agonising.
There is still uncertainty whether the incident is connected to a threatening message received in Hawaii last month over the detention of a Japanese Red Army leader.
- Start 00 : 00 : 29
- Finish 00 : 10 : 46
- Duration 10 : 17
Reporters
- Rob Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Lawrence Nagen (Spokesman, United Airlines)
- David Birrell (Survivor)
- Diane Garber (Survivor)
- Ray Chung (Survivor)
- Paul Hotz (Survivor)
- George Fowler (Father of Surviving Passenger)
- Pam Fowler (Mother of Surviving Passenger)
- Chief Inspector Lionel Beattie (Auckland Spokesman, New Zealand Police)
- Graeme McMurdo (Spokesman, Salvation Army)
- Inspector Phil Keber (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
- Senior Sergeant Tony Bouchier (Spokesman, New Zealand Police)
- Danny Oshita (General Manager, KOHO Radio)
- Kernan Chaisson (Aviation Analyst)
- Paul Turk (Aviation Expert)
Locations
- Honolulu, HI, United States
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
2Japan has buried Emperor Hirohito in a ceremony of pomp and splendour that would have befitted a god. However, his funeral was not peaceful, with protesters rallying around the country and a veteran soldier trying to disembowel himself in front of a war memorial.
- Start 00 : 14 : 19
- Finish 00 : 16 : 23
- Duration 02 : 04
Reporters
- Jeremy Thompson (Reporter, ITN)
3Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer has sided with the police in a row between them and Lincoln College students.
- Start 00 : 16 : 23
- Finish 00 : 18 : 17
- Duration 01 : 54
Reporters
- David Jamieson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Charlotte Denny (Student, Lincoln College)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Andrew Little (President, New Zealand University Students' Association [NZUSA])
Locations
- Lincoln, New Zealand (Canterbury)