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Whakaari/White Island: The dead and missing
There were 47 people on Whaakari/White Island when it erupted. Six died and eight people are missing. This is who they are.
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NZ needs to be clearer with tourists about risks - professor
3 minutes agoA professor of tourism says going forward, New Zealand needs to be much clearer with tourists about the potential risks they face during certain activities. Audio
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Whakaari White Island eruption: Rescue pilot keen to go back
A pilot who flew critically-injured survivors off Whakaari White Island says he would go back immediately to collect those killed in the volcanic eruption, but it is not his call. Audio
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Extra 1.2 million cm2 of skin needed for eruption victims
Burns units estimate they require an extra 1.2 million square centimetres of skin as they treat a never seen before number of critical burns patients following the Whakaari / White Island eruption.
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Tourists say risks in NZ aren't a deterrent
11 Dec 2019In the wake of the Whaakari / White Island eruption, tourists say they've become more aware of the risks of travelling in New Zealand, but it isn't a deterrent.
State Highway1 at Rangitata reopened
Cause of Mason Pendrous' death unknown - coroner
Politics
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Shane Jones taken to hospital by ambulance
11 Dec 2019Senior Cabinet Minister and New Zealand First MP Shane Jones has been taken to hospital after falling ill at Parliament.
Govt finances go into the red
Battle of the ports' reports - it's crunch time for Auckland move
Pacific
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Overwhelming majority vote independence for Bougainville
7:28 pm todayA 97 percent majority has voted for independence in Bougainville's historic referendum.
Nauru 19 found guilty
COP25: Climate change action going 'backwards' - Fiji's PM
Sport
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Boult remains in doubt for opening Test
less than a minute agoTrent Boult remains a doubt for the first test against Australia due to a side injury but captain Kane Williamson says he will give the pace spearhead every chance to prove his fitness.
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Ian Foster named new All Blacks coach
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Battle of the ports' reports
Power Play - The latest report on moving the bulk of Auckland's port operations to Northport will be released tomorrow, but Jane Patterson asks whether it will be possible for Cabinet to press ahead prior to next year's election.
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Campaign to clamp down on drug company influence
The British Medical Journal has launched a campaign to change how medical evidence for new drugs and devices is produced, its editor says industry-funded research routinely delivers overly optimistic results. Audio
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Our massive plastic waste problem - it's complicated
The Detail - The problem with plastic is it’s not just the pollution you can see - the fishing rope washed up on shore, the bags sloshing around in the sea and the broken toys in rubbish dumps. Audio
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Vegans and the people who hate them
When two pro-meat protesters skinned and ate raw squirrels in front of members of the public at a vegan food stand in London, food writer George Reynolds was inspired to discover why some people hate vegans. Audio
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Whakaari / White Island eruption: 'I put aside any fear I had and just did whatever I could'
11 Dec 2019A young woman who helped rescue critically injured tourists from the island says they were screaming and asking if they were going to die. Video
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Ian Foster named as new All Blacks coach
All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster has been promoted to the top job, taking over from head coach Steve Hansen. Video
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Hero pilot on rescuing survivors: 'A lot of people in serious distress'
A helicopter pilot who rescued five of the Whakaari / White Island injured has described how the people lying in the crater covered in ash were crying out for…
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Overwhelming majority vote independence for Bougainville
A 97 percent majority has voted for independence in Bougainville's historic referendum.
RNZ Music
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Weird and wonderful music videos from 2019
2 minutes agoBilly Ray Cyrus in a hot pink cowboy suit; Aldous Harding wiggling around in a phallic hat; a man with a lizard face; a bearded DJ riding around in a shoe. 2019’s been a great year for outlandish music videos – here are our top 14.
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Valkyrie perform ‘Closer’ live at Huia Point
2 minutes agoRNZ Music is proud to present this stunning live recording from South Auckland three-piece Valkyrie. ‘Closer’ was recorded and shot against the beautiful backdrop of Auckland’s Huia Point.
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VIDEO: L.A.B. live at Roundhead Studios
2 minutes agoNZ funk/soul/dub supergroup L.A.B. have just released their third L.A.B. III. RNZ Music was lucky enough to record a special live session with them at Auckland’s Roundhead Studios.
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Song Crush: our favourite NZ songs of 2019
From the internationally acclaimed Aldous Harding and Tiny Ruins, to grassroots DIY acts bubbling up... we play some favourites. Video, Audio
In Depth
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Keto diet: Trend or treatment?
Insight - Touted as a cure for diabetes, epilepsy and weight loss, the Keto diet is taking off in popularity. Insight reporter Teresa Cowie learns from… Audio
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Epilepsy patients angry at being told symptoms all in their heads
Pharmac-funded research into whether people with epilepsy were imagining side effects from a medicine brand change has been suspended as angry patients point…
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Government funds to continue investing in fossil fuels
Two multi-billion dollar government guaranteed investment funds say they will continue investing in fossil fuel companies, despite the government's efforts to…
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Jones declared conflict of interest on same day questions were asked
Shane Jones' office received official documents about a New Zealand First-linked forestry company's bid for public money five times before the minister declared…
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All Blacks two horse race a terrible look - Bidwell
If Ian Foster and Scott Robertson were the only two genuine candidates for the All Blacks' top job, then New Zealand Rugby is in greater strife than we…
Battle of the ports' reports - it's crunch time for Auckland move
Power Play - The latest report on moving the bulk of Auckland's port operations to Northport will be released tomorrow, but Jane Patterson asks whether it will…
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Analysis - The government's first crack at cannabis legislation runs into trouble, a foreign donations bill is rammed through Parliament and a select committee…