Checkpoint for Friday 13 December 2019

5:05 PM."It's not over yet." Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the search continues for those still missing after the eruption on Whakaari White Island.

Six bodies are recovered, but two are still missing.

5:15 PM.A dramatic and risky recovery effort to bring home the bodies of those killed on Whakaari White Island has found six people, but two remain missing.

Specialised NZ Defence Force teams scoured the… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Many of the severely injured people from Whakaari White Island remain in burns units around New Zealand and will face months of treatment.

Dr Peter Watson is the Chief Medical Officer of Counties… Read more Video, Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:40 PM.Six bodies have been recovered from Whakaari/White Island, but the high risk operation isn't over yet, with two of the missing still unaccounted for.

Specialised NZ Defence Force teams launched a… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Families of those missing were the first to approach Whakaari ahead of this morning's recovery.

Whānau of the eight people still on the island were on a boat which headed out to the island before… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.The governing Conservative Party is on course for a decisive win in the UK general election.

The Conservatives have taken a string of former Labour strongholds as counting continues.

Exit polls… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.Christmas can be a hard time for many families - even harder when you've got a sick child in hospital.

But those in the children's ward at Hawke's Bay Hospital have been given something to smile… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.Families of the eight people who were missing on Whakaari after Monday's eruption still don't know if their loved ones are among the six bodies recovered from the island.

Defence Force teams spent… Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Boris Johnson's Conservative party has won a landslide victory in the UK's general election.

It hasn't been a good outcome for the Labour Party, which has suffered a huge defeat in seats it has… Read more Video, Audio

6:25 PM.New Zealand and Australia have launched a joint bid to host the women's football world cup in 2023.

Thirty-two nations will compete at the tournament - up from the 24 which competed in France this… Read more Audio