Police raid clandestine lab believed to be used for manufacturing methamphetamine.

Police say it's part of an ongoing operation, no risk to the public.

Police staff alerted just after 3.30pm. The highway is closed between Pikowai and Matatā.

Tour guide Kelsey Waghorn has given an update on her progress from her hospital bed.

White Island survivor Lisa Dallow is too badly injured to attend daughter Zoe's funeral.

'Everyone in this room is severely affected. We will get heavily investigated.'

The draft plan's "Search and Rescue Plan" was two sentences long, on the final page.

Women in the public gallery cried during the brief appearances.

We loved the international headliners ... but how good were the Kiwis?!

Trendsetter Zoe Marshall's latest family smartphone rules might just catch on.

White Island survivors Rick Reed and Ivy Kohn Reed may soon be okay to fly home to the US.

Tolley eyes Speaker's job in next election and will go on list.

Further explosive eruptions are very unlikely on any given day Geonet said.

Jake Milbank was leading a tour on the island when it erupted.

Interim name suppression for the man has been lifted.

Her 15-month-old son was playing peekaboo behind a sign when she was left "dumbstruck".

Police inquiries were ongoing.

Kōhanga Reo from across the Eastern Bay were invited to enter the annual challenge.

Four Americans severely injured in the eruption are hopeful they'll be home in a month.

Have you felt the cold this week?

No prohibitions had been placed on Moutohorā/Whale Island following the eruption.

Beachgoers got more than they bargained for at the beach today.

Hayden-Marshall Inman's father is sure his son helped him reel in his first game fish.

Serious claims have been made online about the attempt to recover a body from the water.