Local Focus: Family gather in Whakatāne
Family and workmates at Te Manuka Tutahi Marae. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Family and workmates at Te Manuka Tutahi Marae. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Nash rejects claims authorities' response to the eruption was comparable to Pike River
Yesterday's blow would've given people on White Island as little as seconds of warning.
Questions being asked over why tourists were allowed at White Island amid elevated risk.
Monday's eruption came after a decade of drama at White Island - NZ's angriest volcano.
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.
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.
"All our thoughts are with those affected at this stage," PM said.
Weekend road toll rises after fatal crash near Whakatāne.
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.
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.
Should you pack a raincoat or your sunscreen?
School principal calls for Apanui Army to help with rebuild.
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.