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8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Of the 47 people on White Island when it erupted on Monday, 38 were passengers on the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas.

Several are among those confirmed dead.

Another 28 are being treated at… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Helicopter pilot and owner of Kahu NZ, Mark Law, was one of the pilots who rescued people after the eruption.

He has been involved in planning the recovery mission, sharing what he knows about the… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A group of Whakatane charter fishmen anxiously waiting for eight bodies to be recovered from Whakaari-White Island were talked out of trying to take matters into their own hands.

They were warned by… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The operation to recover eight bodies on Whakaari/White Island is underway.

Moments after speaking to Kim Hill RNZ reporter Ben Strang noticed more people arriving at the airport and a helicopter… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A recovery mission is underway on Whakaari/White Island.

RNZ reporter Robin Martin is at the White Island Tours office.

He speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The operation to recover eight bodies on Whakaari/White Island is underway.

There has been an increase of activity in the airport.

RNZ reporter Ben Strang is at the airport. Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps seamer Neil Wagner says the team is gutted for fast bowler Lochie Ferguson, who had his test debut cruelly cut short by injury. Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Pilot alcohol and drug treatment courts in Auckland and Waitakere are now permanent, and a third will open next year in Hamilton.

Waikato Alcohol and Drug Community Support Trust director Stephen… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The government is being urged to cede power to Māori so they can find their own solutions to improve the criminal justice system.

Two reports were published yesterday, one by the Safe and Effective… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.British voters have been at the polls today voting in a general election.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the general election - hoping to win more seats for his party so he can get his… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Victims of the Whakaari/White Island explosion have been flown by specialist air ambulance services around the country and to Australia.

The New Zealand Air Ambulance Service has played a key role in… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.A highly technical operation is under way to get Australians badly hurt in the Whakaari/White Island disaster back home to their families.

Seven Australian patients have so far been flown to either… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Mark Law is the owner of Kāhu NZ and was one of the pilots who rescued people after the eruption. .

He has been involved in planning the recovery mission and speaks to Kim Hill. Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Ngāti Awa rangatira, Te Kei Merito, will accompany the recovery team to the island to conduct the necessary tikanga and provide spiritual support to the recovery team.

Paul Quinn is the Chair of… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A recovery mission is underway on Whakaari/White Island.

About 50 whānau, friends and locals gathered at the cordon at the Whakatāne boat ramp before dawn, where their karakia and waiata rang out… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The mission to recover the bodies of those killed in Monday's eruption on Whakaari/White Island is underway.

Two Defence Force helicopters have been seen by our reporters heading towards White… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Batsman Marnus Labuschagne has put Australia in control of the first cricket test against New Zealand in Perth, scoring his third straight century as the hosts took advantage of a depleted New Zealand… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Whakatāne people are right behind the police decision to recover the bodies of 8 people missing, presumed dead on Whakaari White Island.

They say the job has to be done, despite the risk of another… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Fifty whānau, friends and locals have gathered for karakia and waiata at the cordon at the Whakatāne boat ramp as a recovery mission is mounted.

RNZ reporter Katie Scotcher is there. Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The mission to recover the bodies of those killed in Monday's eruption on Whakaari/White Island is underway.

Two Defence Force helicopters have been seen by our reporters heading towards White… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.We'll have the results from the election in England around dinnertime on Friday, after voters went to the polls overnight.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the general election - hoping to… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio