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Whakaari/White Island headlines with summaries.
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Whakaari / White Island: Police name victim who died
3 Jan 2020Police have named the American woman who died just before Christmas as a result of the Whakaari / White Island eruption.
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Rāhui on Whakaari/ White Island removed
28 Dec 2019The rāhui that was put in place after the Whakaari/ White Island eruption has been lifted.
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Public warned of Whakaari / White Island fundraising scam
27 Dec 2019Police are urging anyone concerned about suspicious fundraising activity to get in touch following reports of dodgy GoFundMe pages for victims of the Whakaari / White Island disaster.
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Tourists should check if operators registered - minister
18 Dec 2019The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is urging tourists to ask adventure companies whether they are registered before booking or using their services. Audio
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Rāhui on fishing continues after Whakaari eruption
18 Dec 2019Ngāti Awa says a rāhui preventing the gathering of seafood remains until further notice following the Whakaari / White Island eruption.
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Locals continue search for bodies of Whakaari / White Island victims
24 Dec 2019The official search for the two remaining victims of the Whakaari / White Island disaster has been called off, but that isn't stopping locals from looking for their bodies.
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Police suspend search for Whakaari / White Island victims
24 Dec 2019The search for the two missing victims of the Whakaari / White Island eruption has been suspended.
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Eruption victims' US family thanks New Zealand
24 Dec 2019The families of a honeymooning US couple injured in the Whakaari / White Island eruption are thanking those involved in the recovery and aftermath of the disaster.
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No date fixed for return of Whakatāne fishing charter
24 Dec 2019A fishing charterer in Whakatāne who's been off the water for the past fortnight is facing an uncertain and indefinite period of time without any income or government assistance. Audio
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Eruption-hit Whakatāne businesses get detail on grants
23 Dec 2019More details have been announced about the financial support available for businesses affected the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
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Whakaari / White Island eruption: 'The challenge facing staff is huge'
23 Dec 2019Patients injured in the eruption face a difficult Christmas although some of those burned in the volcanic eruption are starting to improve, the chief medical officer at the Counties Manukau DHB says.
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Whakaari / White Island: Search for two missing people underway
22 Dec 2019Searches are underway again today between Whakaari / White Island and the mainland, for the remaining two people from the eruption nearly two weeks ago.
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Gifts pour in as hospital helps Whakaari / White Island victims
21 Dec 2019Whakatāne Hospital has been overwhelmed by gifts, donations and support for its staff since the Whakaari/ White Island eruption.
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Whakaari / White Island: Police ask public to watch for washed-up bodies
20 Dec 2019Police are asking the public to be on lookout for two people still missing after the Whakaari / White Island eruption, while at beaches in the Eastern Bay of Plenty over the next few days.
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Whakaari/White Island: Service held for Hayden Marshall-Inman
20 Dec 2019A memorial service for White Island victim Hayden Marshall-Inman has been held in Whakatāne.
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Middlemore postpones elective surgery as it treats White Island victims
20 Dec 2019Auckland's Middlemore Hospital expects to postpone hundreds of elective surgeries because of the pressure of treating Whakaari/White Island victims.
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Whakaari/White Island: Maritime exclusion zone to lift today
20 Dec 2019The maritime exclusion zone in force around Whakaari/White Island following last week's eruption will be lifted at 6pm.
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Whakaari / White Island: Cabinet seeks investigative gaps
16 Dec 2019Cabinet is taking advice from officials on whether a wider investigation is needed into the Whakaari / White Island tragedy last week that killed 16 people.
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Whakaari / White Island: 'We are literally in the hands of the sea'
18 Dec 2019Police have confirmed they will scale down the search operation for two Whakaari /White Island eruption victims in the next few days.
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Whakaari / White Island: certifier backs tours company on safety
18 Dec 2019White Island Tours is very professional and takes safety seriously, the company's auditor says.
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'It doesn't make sense that such a nice person would have to go'
18 Dec 2019A Whakatāne intensive care nurse who looked after patients following the Whakaari / White Island eruption has been killed in a car crash.
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Whakaari / White Island: police admit bodies may never be found
18 Dec 2019There is no perfect science for finding the bodies of two people still missing after the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, police say. Audio
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Whakaari / White Island: Ash, rain complicate search efforts
17 Dec 2019Light ashfall and poor weather is continuing to hamper the search for two missing bodies off Whakaari/White Island.
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Police name two missing at Whakaari/ White Island
17 Dec 2019Police have named the two missing victims of last Monday's Whakaari / White Island eruption.
