Whakaari/White Island eruption: 13 parties to appear in court on Worksafe charges
From RNZ The 13 parties charged by WorkSafe in the aftermath of the deadly Whakaari eruption are due back in court today. There [...]
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Whakaari/White Island eruption: Confusion over safety responsibilities
From RNZ Whakaari/White Island was smothered in grey, on December 9, 2019. A super-heated, highly-acidic eruption tore across the crater without warning. Ash [...]
Whakaari / White Island: Specialist volcanic response crew discussed before tragedy
The creation of a specialist emergency services “volcanic response crew” was discussed in the years leading up to the Whakaari / White Island [...]
Power cut to central North Island towns; at least 4000 without power
A fault on Transpower’s network cut electricity to at least 4000 properties in Raetihi, Taihape, Ohakune, National Park and Ongarue just after 9am [...]
Bachelorette, Heartbreak Island contestant Tavita Karika dies
Former Bachelorette NZ contestant Tavita Karika has died suddenly. Fellow Bach contestant Marc Johnson confirmed to Stuff that Karika had died on Thursday [...]
Covid 19 coronavirus: This island nation had zero Covid cases for months. Now it’s overwhelmed
The crisis in Papua New Guinea is a reminder that the virus will keep wreaking havoc until the whole world is vaccinated. The [...]
No money for botched Island Bay cycleway in Wellington Mayor’s budget
There is no money to fix Island Bay’s botched cycleway in the budget that Wellington’s mayor is proposing for the city. Southern Ward [...]
South Island weather: Temperatures to reach above 30C in summer scorcher
Temperatures are set to reach scorching levels today in the south. According to Metservice, Ashburton was the warmest place in the country at [...]
White Island tragedy: The lives cut short when tourism trip ended in disaster
Twenty foreign tourists and two local tour guides died when Whakaari / White Island erupted beneath them on December 9, 2019. The death [...]
Coronavirus: Five Greek islands removed from quarantine list for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Travellers returning from the Greek islands of Lesbos, Tinos, Serifos, Santorini and Zakynthos will no longer need to self-isolate. The relaxed measures will [...]