Top Stories for Wednesday 2 December 2020

Top stories this morning... Political opinions differ on the need for an independent investigation into the Whakaari/White Island rescue and recovery mission. Mayors in Northland say their communities are concerned by rising gun violence in the region. More questions about Workplace safety investigators ... after they failed to record a baby boy died in a crash on the Desert Road. and in Germany a 51 year old man is in custody after he drove at speed into pedestarians shopping, killing at least two.