Morning Report

GNS Science is one of thirteen parties charged by WorkSafe over the Whakaari White island explosion last year that killed 22 people.

The Crown Research Institute is responsible for alerts over… Read more Audio

The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood is confident that WorkSafe is adequately resourced to prosecute people and organisations in relation to last year's deadly eruption at… Read more Audio

The Black Caps cricketers final T20 against the West Indies was abandoned due to rain, and the mood was dampened further by news of the death of former New Zealand selector and manager Ross Dykes at… Read more Audio

For the first time ever, an ava or blessing ceremony has been held to welcome new Pasifika MPs to parliament.

Five new MPs with Pacific heritage were elected this year, bringing the total number of… Read more Audio

It's the meteorological first day of summer, but depending where in the country you are, it may not feel like it yet with cold or wet weather forecast for much of the country.

So what sort of summer… Read more Audio

A raft of new privacy laws come into force today to better protect New Zealanders and their information.

Under the Privacy Act 2020 businesses and organisations must handle personal information more… Read more Audio

The Auditor-General has warned the pandemic is putting hundreds of millions of dollars of school income at risk.

In his report on this year's audits of school accounts John Ryan says schools earned… Read more Audio

A campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of young people who make the country vulnerable to another measles outbreak has managed to immunise just 4000.

Around 300,000 people aged between 15 and… Read more Audio

Heavy rain and winds have been hitting Wellington overnight.

Trees are down in Johnsonville and Maupuia, as well as a slip in Northland and in Whitby two homes have been evacuated due to a slip.

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WorkSafe has laid 13 charges over the eruption at Whakaari/White Island in December last year.

Twenty-two people died due to injuries sustained in the eruption, some at the time but others succumbed… Read more Audio

A man involved in the rescue operation on Whakaari/White Island says charges being laid over the tragedy only add to the anguish of those involved.

Pilot John Funnell was on Whakaari on the day of… Read more Audio

The brother of a man killed in the eruption on Whakaari/White Island says he disagrees with legal action being taken over the tragedy.

WorkSafe has laid 13 charges over the eruption on Whakaari in… Read more Audio