Focus Live: Government approves $5m fund to help small businesses following White Island eruption

Focus Live: Police Commissioner Mike Bush provides an update after the successful recovery of six bodies from White Island and announces plans to return this afternoon.

Focus Live Earlier: 6 Bodies recovered from Whakaari/White Island.

Focus Live: “We have a plan”. Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement details White Island recovery operation due to commence tomorrow morning.

Focus Live: Police to recover bodies from Whakaari / White Island

Focus Live: Winston Peters throws support behind NZME's bid to rival news agency Stuff. Video / Mark Mitchell & Chris Tarpey

GNS Science expert: There is a 40-60% chance of another eruption in the next 24 hours

Focus Live: Chief fire officer for the Whakatane Volunteer Fire Brigade, Ken Clark, tells of dramatic rescue efforts as the victims arrived on shore after the eruption. Video / Will Trafford / Alan Gibson

Focus Live: One confirmed dead in White Island eruption as police say 'there will likely be more' fatalities.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on the eruption at White Island

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern gives update on White Island eruption.

Focus Live: Joanne Harrison fraud - Ex Auditor-General Martin Matthews says MPs acted like 'gangs and mafia'

Focus Live Earlier: PM Jacinda Ardern talks to the media about the severe weather in the South Island. Video / Jason Oxenham

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern and associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage speak to the media about phasing out plastic. Video / Jason Oxenham

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern announces steps to phase out polystyrene food containers. Video / Jason Oxenham

Kris Faafoi apologised over immigration allegations linked to his friend Jason Kerrison.

Focus Live Earlier: NZ banks have to raise $20b to meet tough Reserve Bank safety requirements.

Focus Live: Kris Faafoi on the government's response to petrol prices report

The 'All I Want for Christmas is to Live' campaign intends to push government to double and then eventually triple funding to pharmac.

Focus Live: Andrew Little and James Shaw make cannabis referendum announcement

A 1News Colmar Brunton poll shows Labour down and NZ First out of government.

Focus Live: NZ Police on firearm owners' privacy breach

Focus Live Earlier: Extreme weather to hit NZ this week.

Focus Live: Government on the apparent police database breach of the firearms buy-back scheme

Assistant Area Commander Chris Delphos speaks to the Herald after firefighters extinguished the fire at Manukau Library in South Auckland.

Owen Vaughan from OneRoof and James Wilson from Valocity discuss what the findings mean for the property market.

Focus Live: Auckland Council dumps Lime scooters from the city streets

Focus Live: Verdict in Amber-Rose Rush Murder Trial. Video / Will Trafford

A bushfire in Taupo has closed roads including State Highway 1.

Power is gradually being restored across Northland after 2+ hour outage.