White Island

Victims of the Whakaari / White Island disaster have today described the physical and mental trauma that robbed them of ordinary lives. Six companies are being sentenced in the Environment Court in… Audio

David Shearer has just delivered his final briefing to the UN Security Council as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General United Nations Mission in South Sudan, capping off a remarkable… Audio

Whakatāne baptist church senior Pastor Peter Foster speaks to Jesse about the services and commemorations in the town to mark one year since the Whakaari/White Island tragedy. Audio

GNS Science is one of 13 parties charged by WorkSafe over the Whakaari White island explosion. Professor Troy Baisden, president of the New Zealand Association of Scientists, talks to Colin about the… Audio

The Prime Minister says she doesn't think a Royal Commission into last year's Whakaari White Island eruption is necessary.

Jacinda Ardern says both the health and safety regulator and the Coroner are… Audio

The head of the Defence Force had to sign a special exemption prior to the recovery operation on Whakaari/White Island, bypassing Health and Safety protocols and acknowledging the extreme risk… Audio

One month on, many of the people who were on Whakaari /White Island at the time of the fatal eruption are still requiring round-the-clock medical care. The explosion on December 9th claimed 17 lives -… Audio

The missing Whakaari tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman died a hero, giving his life to save others, according to the helicopter pilots who were first on the island to rescue survivors.

The bodies of… Audio

Criticism of the response to the tragedy has begun. Stuff published an opinion piece today by a PR director Mark Blackham. It's a pretty harsh take on the police's response to the disaster. Audio

Meanwhile, an Australian onboard the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas says the cruise company's told her she'll get a customer survey about the trip and a refund of about $135 for the extra day the… Video, Audio

Cabinet is not prepared to wait until Worksafe and coroners have finished their investigations into the Whakaari White Island explosion before considering any necessary law changes, and wants official… Audio

A Brisbane community has held an emotional candle lit vigil for a mother and daughter who were the first Australian victims to be named after the Whakaari eruption.

Julie Richards and her 20-year-old… Video, Audio

Most people severely burned in the Whakaari White Island do not yet know what has happened to them.

A week on, 14 patients remain in Burns Units around the country, eight of them in Middlemore.

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A Workplace Health and Safety investigation into the Whakaari White Island eruption which has killed 16 and left 26 others in hospital could take a year to complete.

On Monday afternoon, Prime… Video, Audio

The cruise ship company, Royal Caribbean, could be sued for damages over the deaths or injuries caused by the eruption on Whakaari if their passengers bought their tickets for White Island Tours… Audio

Police divers are expected to continue their search today for two bodies missing since last Monday's volcanic eruption on Whakaari White Island.

The official toll from the disaster rose to 16 on… Audio

The media were in emergency mode once again this week when Whakaari / White Island erupted. They raised important questions about risks and rewards of tourism - and some got involved in the emotional… Audio