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Police piecing together the fatal last minutes of the sunken trawler Oyang 70 are hoping to finish interviews with the surviving crew this week.

Crew of the Amaltal Atlantis rubbed warmth into the bodies of the rescued fisherman and gave up their clothing to keep them warm.

Heavy security surrounded the arrival of survivors from the sinking of the Oyang 70, with three crew taken to hospital. Photo / Simon Baker

NZ will foot the bill to investigate the sinking of the Oyang 70 even though it was registered in Korea and sank in international waters.

The operator of a fishing ship is "shell-shocked" after three crew died and another three were lost, presumed dead, in waters off NZ.

A 22-year-old is charged with stealing an ambulance he had called for his friend, who had fractured his skull and vertebrae after falling 4m onto concrete.

The ashes of NZ cricket great Burt Sutcliffe are buried in an urn somewhere in the Carisbrook ground. The trouble is, Otago Cricket can't find them.

The family of Sophie Elliott have no end in sight as a planned appeal by her killer, Clayton Weatherston, is delayed.

Three people have been arrested after two police officers were punched, kicked and bitten as they tried to break up a domestic incident.