White Island Tours 'couldn't have been a safer company' says former mayor
Whakaari six months on: "What's happened, it's just a tragedy."
Whakaari six months on: "What's happened, it's just a tragedy."
Whakaari eruption victims had already hired the firm to sue cruise line Royal Caribbean.
The call centre was established to help people meet essential needs during lockdown.
The 56-year-old was arrested at the scene after police were called at 1.30am yesterday.
Tony Bonne has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Footage includes cops shooting out the back window of car being stolen.
The volcanic alert level remains at level 2.
"Things like that would be a real assistance to our community."
The driver was the sole occupant and died at the scene.
Awatarariki residents feeling optimistic after taking next step in their ongoing fight.
Bucket of drugs and cash buried in sand dunes of popular Bay of Plenty beach.
There have been around 2,500 insulation and heating retrofits through the programme.
People are asked to help do what they can to save club rugby.
Kawerau, Ōpōtiki, Katikati, Tauranga and Whakatāne assessment centres are winding down.
Barbara Kinley's son Ethan Fitzpatrick died during a school trip at Lake Rotomā.
The funding will help Kiwis manage their money and build financial resilience.
"People were putting in such long hours ... it was a big learning curve for everybody."
Police received reports of a person found unresponsive in the water.
The horse also died in the crash.
Revealed: The full list of projects for which Bay leaders want 100pc Government funding.
"It's a good idea, but it should have come through sooner," says one retailer.
Business chambers and forestry leaders want new publicly-funded projects to use wood.
The changes affect the Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki assessment centres but not Kawerau's.
Eastern Bay towns working together to succeed. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Eastern Bay towns working together to succeed. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
The Bay of Plenty DHB has also relaxed its visiting policy under Covid-19 alert level 3.
More than $48 million in loans will be pumped into regional projects throughout NZ.
The finding could allow more accurate monitoring and forecasting of future eruptions.
In 2018, researchers cited seven life-threatening "near misses" at Whakaari since 2006.
Road workers are back in action on projects stopped under level 4