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Earlier this week we heard how a lack of tourists, caused by the worldwide pandemic is having a damaging effect on the economy of the Cook Islands But how has Covid-19 affected tourism at one of the… Audio

A number of commerative services have been held around Whakatane today to remember the 22 lives lost during the eruption of Whakaari White Island a year ago. Tonight Karyn recalls the reports today… Audio

This time last year, the coastal town of Whakatāne was responding to a natural disaster. Fifty kilometres off the coast, New Zealand's most active volcano - Whakaari - had erupted spilling ash… Video, Audio

One year has passed since the eruption on Whakaari/White Island caused the deaths of 22 people and injured dozens of others.

With Whakaari in the distance, today the community will remember. 

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Wednesday marks a year since the deadly eruption of Whakaari.

There were 47 people on the island when it blew just after 2pm on 9 December, 2019.

Twenty-two people were killed or later died of their… Audio

The man in charge of sending Defence Force officers onto Whakaari after the eruption has spoken of the stress and the sleepless night before the high risk mission.

Four days after the disaster, a… Audio

The man in charge of sending a specially trained team back onto Whakaari after the eruption says thinking of all the things that could go wrong took him to a dark place.

After days of planning and… Audio

Cook Islanders say they're seriously stretched to their limits, and need the travel bubble to open, not just for tourism but for essential health Services. New Zealand government officials visited… Audio

Veteran pilot John Funnell wants to raise tens of thousands of dollars to fund the legal battle for the pilot who was one of the first on the scene after the Whakaari White Island eruption.

Mark Law… Audio

Cook Island tourism operators are upset and confused after New Zealand's Covid Minister Chris Hipkins rules out a travel bubble by Christmas. The New Zealand Government sent a team to investigate… Audio

Two self-driving underwater robots are making surprising discoveries about where river water ends up at sea, far from land. Video, Audio