'Pike River all over again': Devastated families want access to island
Former Whakatane mayor has slammed the health and safety regulations.
Former Whakatane mayor has slammed the health and safety regulations.
Worried families have posted details of their loved ones online.
One woman's awful wait for news at the Whakatāne Wharf.
The NZ Defence Force is due to approach White Island at first light today.
News organisations break into local coverage to share the terrible events in NZ.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter footage shows an island coated in ash.
Whakaari/White Island erupted at 2.11pm yesterday.
A young tour guide is among those who lost their life in Monday's eruption.
Latest from the White Island explosion.
New Zealand fire service preparing for a dry season on the back of hot November.
There will be a one year trial on the service next year.
The deaths have Ōpōtiki locals calling for action.
Jesse Whare is one of the lucky ones - she has a match. Others are still waiting.
In total, 360 police staff were deployed to Kawerau for Operation Notus.
Te Hawiki Hona Kiri Te Amo, 16, had a non-survivable head injury.
Councils ask community to help find rubbish dumpers.
The national median also rose to a record level in October 2019.
RHIP students have the opportunity to live, study and work together in Whakatāne.
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on the outskirts of Whakatāne.
The five-day event closed today with a prizegiving.
The fire was being treated as suspicious.
The experienced players are hungry for game time, new players keen to gain experience.
Level of volcanic tremor and gas output are at their highest since 2016.
More charges laid after Edgecumbe murder earlier this month.
Summer is well and truly on its way!
'They just want money to fund their next high.'
Georgia Wederell, Luke Griffin and Jack Lee among NZ's top 12 junior surfers.
The winning tickets were sold in Tauranga and Whakatāne.
Four Bay riders have been identified as top contenders for Whaka 100.