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White Island tragedy: Heartfelt scenes at family funeral
'I love you Mum Dad and Winona I will hold you close to my heart for the rest of my life.'
White Island eruption: Rāhui officially lifted
The temporary ritual prohibition was lifted at 1pm today.
Rees bros untouchable
Damon signs on in the UK, while bros Mitch will contest the national superbike series.
Cemetery Circuit hometown heroes
Whanganui has proven a breeding ground for talented motorcycle racers over many years.
Triathletes gone Wilde: Hayden wins again
Whakatāne's Hayden Wilde has capped off a stellar year with a win.
Demolition begins as Matatā homes, residents retreat from area
Homes in Matata have started to be removed despite residential concerns.
Suspicious White lsland eruption fundraising sites deactivated
Two suspicious White Island fundraising sites have been deactivated
More than $400,000 raised for White Island volcano victims
One family did away with presents and donated $220 to help a tour guide with severe burns.
Street racing at its best
Virtually nothing separates the top riders in each class on the Whanganui programme.
'Something like this will happen again': White Island trauma response director
Trauma director Dr Grant Christey says there is a lot to be learned from "all the horror".
Blocked roads: Delays after spate of Te Puke crashes
State Highway 2 down to one lane after truck rolls.
Psychologists cut holidays to manage White Island 'influx of referrals'
Dr Sally Davis said support would be needed for "some time". "This is just the beginning."
Revealed: WorkSafe data shows number of adventure tourism deaths since 2014
2019 has been a grim year for adventure activity-related deaths in New Zealand.
UK mother, daughter identified as White Island burns victims
Liz McGill, 67, and daughter Heather, 34, will be in NZ hospitals "for some time".
Tolley wants to be Speaker – won't run in East Coast electorate
She has been the MP for East Coast electorate for 14 years, but now wants to be Speaker.
Burned tour guides out of coma, breathing on own
Two tour guides severely injured in the eruption are making subtle progress in hospital.
White Island maritime exclusion zone to be lifted, rāhui remains
Two victims are yet to be found so the rāhui on fishing and gathering kai moana remains.
White Island tragedy: Will adventure tourism regulations change?
A Government agency reporting to 12 ministers writes NZ's adventure activity rules.
White Island tragedy: Mother and daughter die in bitter twist of fate
Brisbane mother and daughter rescheduled visit after tour was cancelled two years ago.
Sydney teen to wake up to unimaginable horror after White Island tragedy
What started as a cruise to celebrate his dad's birthday ended in unspeakable nightmare.
White Island tour guide's family 'forever hopeful'
'It's in the hands of Tangaroa. We will leave it for him to decide.'
'Absolutely heartbroken': Siblings of Karla Mathews, killed in eruption, speak of their loss
The bodies of Rick Elzer and Karla Mathews were to travel home together.
White Island eruption: 'We haven't given up' on search for bodies
A 1.5m wave of water and sediment is believed to have come down the stream.
White Island eruption: Police concede they may never recover final two bodies
Poor weather likely to thwart further efforts to locate the two victims again today.
White Island nine days on: Two still missing
Recovery efforts have increasingly been halted by poor weather.
Agony awaits Aussie family's lone White Island survivor
Jesse Langford is the only member of the family still alive after White Island erupted.
$5m funding package to support Whakatāne businesses
The funding will support businesses most affected by Whakaari/White Island eruption.
White Island eruption: The dead, the missing and the injured
The dead, the missing and the injured after the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
White Island eruption: Kiwi guide one of two unrecovered bodies
A Kiwi tour guide is one of two people still missing on White Island.
White Island eruption: Family contacts maritime lawyer about legal options
A US Maritime lawyer says he has been contacted by a family about suing a cruise liner.
White Island tragedy: Bad weather hampers morning efforts to recover last two bodies
Efforts to find two remaining bodies on Whakaari/White Island have been hampered.
Sir Howard Morrison's daughter admits $1.3m fraud
Donna Grant has admitted four fraud offences, one relating to the NZ Warriors Foundation.
White Island eruption: Defence boss' fears for recovery heroes
Defence boss speaks about heroic soldiers and their battle to bring Whakaari victims home.