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Locals continue search for bodies of Whakaari / White Island victims
24 Dec 2019The official search for the two remaining victims of the Whakaari / White Island disaster has been called off, but that isn't stopping locals from looking for their bodies.
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Police suspend search for Whakaari / White Island victims
24 Dec 2019The search for the two missing victims of the Whakaari / White Island eruption has been suspended.
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Eruption victims' US family thanks New Zealand
24 Dec 2019The families of a honeymooning US couple injured in the Whakaari / White Island eruption are thanking those involved in the recovery and aftermath of the disaster.
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No date fixed for return of Whakatāne fishing charter
24 Dec 2019A fishing charterer in Whakatāne who's been off the water for the past fortnight is facing an uncertain and indefinite period of time without any income or government assistance. Audio
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Eruption-hit Whakatāne businesses get detail on grants
23 Dec 2019More details have been announced about the financial support available for businesses affected the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
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Whakaari / White Island eruption: 'The challenge facing staff is huge'
23 Dec 2019Patients injured in the eruption face a difficult Christmas although some of those burned in the volcanic eruption are starting to improve, the chief medical officer at the Counties Manukau DHB says.
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Whakaari / White Island: Search for two missing people underway
22 Dec 2019Searches are underway again today between Whakaari / White Island and the mainland, for the remaining two people from the eruption nearly two weeks ago.
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Gifts pour in as hospital helps Whakaari / White Island victims
21 Dec 2019Whakatāne Hospital has been overwhelmed by gifts, donations and support for its staff since the Whakaari/ White Island eruption.
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Whakaari / White Island: Police ask public to watch for washed-up bodies
20 Dec 2019Police are asking the public to be on lookout for two people still missing after the Whakaari / White Island eruption, while at beaches in the Eastern Bay of Plenty over the next few days.
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Whakaari/White Island: Service held for Hayden Marshall-Inman
20 Dec 2019A memorial service for White Island victim Hayden Marshall-Inman has been held in Whakatāne.
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Middlemore postpones elective surgery as it treats White Island victims
20 Dec 2019Auckland's Middlemore Hospital expects to postpone hundreds of elective surgeries because of the pressure of treating Whakaari/White Island victims.
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Whakaari/White Island: Maritime exclusion zone to lift today
20 Dec 2019The maritime exclusion zone in force around Whakaari/White Island following last week's eruption will be lifted at 6pm.
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Whakaari / White Island: Cabinet seeks investigative gaps
16 Dec 2019Cabinet is taking advice from officials on whether a wider investigation is needed into the Whakaari / White Island tragedy last week that killed 16 people.
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Whakaari / White Island: 'We are literally in the hands of the sea'
18 Dec 2019Police have confirmed they will scale down the search operation for two Whakaari /White Island eruption victims in the next few days.
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Whakaari / White Island: certifier backs tours company on safety
18 Dec 2019White Island Tours is very professional and takes safety seriously, the company's auditor says.
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'It doesn't make sense that such a nice person would have to go'
18 Dec 2019A Whakatāne intensive care nurse who looked after patients following the Whakaari / White Island eruption has been killed in a car crash.
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Whakaari / White Island: police admit bodies may never be found
18 Dec 2019There is no perfect science for finding the bodies of two people still missing after the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, police say. Audio
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Whakaari / White Island: Ash, rain complicate search efforts
17 Dec 2019Light ashfall and poor weather is continuing to hamper the search for two missing bodies off Whakaari/White Island.
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Police name two missing at Whakaari/ White Island
17 Dec 2019Police have named the two missing victims of last Monday's Whakaari / White Island eruption.
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Whakaari/White Island: WorkSafe ambiguity 'really unhelpful' - Paul Quinn
17 Dec 2019The chair of Ngāti Awa Holdings, which owns White Island Tours, says Worksafe's ambiguity over its auditing of the tour company is just another unhelpful misstep.
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Whakaari / White Island: Tour company regularly audited - Minister
17 Dec 2019The Workplace Relations Minister has confirmed White Island Tours - which took tourists to the island on the day of the eruption - has been regularly audited, as recently as the past few months. Audio
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Bad weather hinders Whakaari / White Island search effort
17 Dec 2019The search for the two missing people off Whakaari / White Island has been hampered by poor weather conditions today. Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: One-minute silence to remember victims
16 Dec 2019New Zealand has observed a one-minute silence to remember the victims of last week's eruption on Whakaari/White Island.
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Whakaari/White Island tourism: Who is responsible for what?
16 Dec 2019While authorities are still focused on the response to the tragedy at Whakaari/White Island, Cabinet ministers will have to start turning their attention to what official inquiries may be necessary.
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