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Whakaari/White Island: WorkSafe ambiguity 'really unhelpful' - Paul Quinn
17 Dec 2019The chair of Ngāti Awa Holdings, which owns White Island Tours, says Worksafe's ambiguity over its auditing of the tour company is just another unhelpful misstep.
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Whakaari / White Island: Tour company regularly audited - Minister
17 Dec 2019The Workplace Relations Minister has confirmed White Island Tours - which took tourists to the island on the day of the eruption - has been regularly audited, as recently as the past few months. Audio
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Bad weather hinders Whakaari / White Island search effort
17 Dec 2019The search for the two missing people off Whakaari / White Island has been hampered by poor weather conditions today. Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: One-minute silence to remember victims
16 Dec 2019New Zealand has observed a one-minute silence to remember the victims of last week's eruption on Whakaari/White Island.
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Whakaari/White Island tourism: Who is responsible for what?
16 Dec 2019While authorities are still focused on the response to the tragedy at Whakaari/White Island, Cabinet ministers will have to start turning their attention to what official inquiries may be necessary.
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Volcano cruise ship passengers arrive back in Sydney: 'I just feel so terrible'
16 Dec 2019This morning the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship docked at Sydney Harbour. Most of those killed or injured in the Whakaari / White Island eruption were part of organised day trips from the ship.
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Cruise company could face lawsuits over eruption - legal expert
16 Dec 2019Royal Caribbean cruise company could face multiple lawsuits overseas if passengers caught up in the Whakaari / White Island eruption bought their tickets for the island tour outside of New Zealand, a…
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Teenage brothers among latest Whakaari / White Island victims to be named
16 Dec 2019Eight people have now been formally identified by police.
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Sixteenth person dies following Whakaari / White Island eruption
15 Dec 2019Police say a person injured in the Whakaari / White Island eruption and later repatriated to Australia died yesterday.
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Media probe risks and rewards of adventure tourism
15 Dec 2019Mediawatch: The media were in emergency mode again this week, raising key questions about tourism's risks and rewards - and some got involved in the emotional push to recover those missing on Whakaari… Audio
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Understanding the rāhui after Whakaari erupted
12 Dec 2019Iwi around the Eastern Bay of Plenty have placed rāhui over their coastlines to show their respect for the victims of the Whakaari eruption. They want the public to understand the ethos of a rāhui so…
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Ngāti Awa to play a key role in White Island recovery operation
12 Dec 2019Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha says while police will make a decision regarding the timing of recovery efforts, Ngāti Awa will lead the process itself. Video
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Whakatāne businesses struggling after eruption
15 Dec 2019Whakatāne businesses are feeling the fallout caused by the Whakaari/White Island tragedy that has officially claimed the lives of 15 people.
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Whakaari - an ancient connection to the past
13 Dec 2019When news of Monday's explosion on Whakaari/White Island broke, The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly called home.
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Whakaari / White Island: Police confirm another death
14 Dec 2019Police say another person has died following the Whakaari / White Island eruption bringing the official toll to 15, with divers this afternoon searching the sea for one of the victims whose body was…
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PM announces a minute's silence to mark one week since eruption
14 Dec 2019A minute's silence is to be observed on Monday at 2.11pm to honour the victims of the Whakaari / White Island eruption.
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Whakaari / White Island: Police divers return to search waters near island
14 Dec 2019A police and navy dive squad is expected to go back to the seas around Whakaari / White Island today to continue searching for the body of one of the people killed in the eruption.
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Fifteen Whakaari victims remain in burns units, 11 'very critical'
13 Dec 2019Of the 15 Whakaari victims that remain in burns units in New Zealand, 11 are in a very critical condition with extensive, severe burns. Audio
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Whakaari / White Island: 'Today was all about reuniting them with their loved ones' - PM
13 Dec 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says authorities felt a duty of care to recover the bodies of the victims killed by Monday's eruption on Whakaari / White Island.
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Whakaari / White Island eruption: 'It's not over yet' - police
13 Dec 2019Police have deployed the dive squad into the waters around Whakaari / White Island as they seek to recover the bodies of the final two victims of Monday's eruption.
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Whakatāne after Whakaari: How the town is responding to the tragedy
13 Dec 2019Life goes on for some in Whakatāne in the days after Whakaari erupted. But grief lingers in the air, and it manifests itself in different ways for the people affected.
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'We just want our loved ones back' - Hayden Marshall-Inman's brother
13 Dec 2019The brother of one of the Kiwis who is believed to be on Whakaari / White Island says he appreciates the support from Ngāti Awa and police.
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Warning for locals: 'One breath could either kill you or wreck your body'
13 Dec 2019Whakatāne charter fishermen anxiously waiting for eight bodies to be recovered from Whakaari/White Island have been dissuaded from taking matters into their own hands.
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Recovery mission: 'I'm pretty confident by the looks of things' - pilot
13 Dec 2019As the recovery mission on Whakaari gets underway, one of the pilots who rescued people after the eruption says weather conditions are good and he expects the operation to be wrapping up about midday. Audio
