Judy Turner
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 9 December 2024
In today's episode, fire crews both on the ground and in the air are pushing to thwart a wildfire in Canterbury's Selwyn district before strong winds pick up in the coming hours, in one of the biggest… Audio
Memorial service held for 5th anniversary of Whakaari eruption
Survivors, rescuers and locals have gathered on Monday morning at Whakatane Heads to remember the fateful day five years ago, when Whakaari erupted - killing 22, injuring others and forever scarring… Audio
The Week in Detail: Cluster bombs, Whakaari, and Fukushima waste
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Cluster bombs, Whakaari, and Fukushima waste
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioThe tragedy that's brought the Whakatāne community closer
The WorkSafe prosecution over the Whakaari eruption begins today – and some of the heroes of that dreadful day are in the spotlight. Audio
The tragedy that's brought the Whakatāne community closer
The WorkSafe prosecution over the Whakaari eruption begins today – and some of the heroes of that dreadful day are in the spotlight.
AudioRelief in Whakatane as mill avoids closure
Whakatane residents are breathing a sigh of relief that the city's mill has been sold. Audio
Hundreds of jobs on the line in Whakatāne after mill closure announced
Solutions are being urgently sought to help Whakatāne respond to the blow of losing a key employer.
The Whakatāne mill could close in June with the loss of more than 200 jobs.
The business has been… Audio
Govt seeks solution as Whakatāne Mill faces closure
Officials are scrambling to see if they can do anything for the Whakatāne Mill, where more than 200 jobs are at risk.
As the largest private employer in the eastern Bay of Plenty, the mill is slated… Audio
200 jobs lost with Whakatane Mill closure
Two-hundred jobs in Whakatane will be lost after news its paper mill is closing down.
Whakatane Mill says it has lost its biggest customer, a Swiss packaging company SIG Combibloc, and the business… Audio
Six months since Whakaari eruption
Today marks six months since the deadly eruption of Whakaari/White Island eruption. The Panel is joined by Whakatane District Council Mayor Judy Turner. Audio
Whakatane mayor reflects on one month since Whakaari tragedy
Today marks one month since the fatal explosion on Whakaari that killed 19 people, two of whom haven't yet been found.
Twenty five people remain in hospitals here and in Australia, six of them with… Audio
Whakatane small businesses will benefit from govt fund
Bad weather has hampered the search effort for the two people still missing after the eruption of Whakaari/White Island. The police admit they may never find the two people still missing after the… Audio
Whakaari / White Island update
Today marks a week since Whakaari / White Island erupted, while 47 people were on the island. We get an update from the mayor of Whakatane, Judy Turner. Audio
Whakatane mayor on Whakaari/ White Island's deadly eruption
The eastern Bay of Plenty town of Whakatane is reeling after the deadly eruption at Whakaari/White Island which killed six visitors, injured 30, with eight people missing and presumed dead. Kathryn… Audio
Whakaari/White Island: Mayor wants tourist trips to continue
The mayor of Whakatāne wants tourist trips to Whakaari/White Island to continue despite the eruption which is believed to have killed 14 people.
While Judy Turner is defiant in the face of the… Audio
Whakaari/White Island eruption: Prime Minister speaks to press
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Whakatāne mayor Judy Turner and Police Superintendent Bruce Baird have briefed media on the situation at Whakaari/White Island.
Police say eight people are still… Audio
United Future deputy unaware Dunne would quit
Is there a future for United Future without Peter Dunne? The party's deputy leader Judy Turner tells us they're not giving up hope. Audio
34 Matata properties at risk in flooding or debris flow event
Whakatane District Council believed mitigation schemes would reduce the risk to properties in Matata, but they didn't. The "loss of life risk" is so high people are now being asked to leave. Audio
Anger as dozens of Matata properties need to be abandoned
A risk of "loss of life" due to flooding and debris in a small Bay of Plenty town means 34 properties need to be abandoned, the Whakatāne District Council says.
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