Whakatane cordon lifted; PM calls for minute's silence
The Prime Minister has called for a minute's silence on Monday in honour of the Whakaari/ White Island victims, while in Whakatāne, the security cordon on the foreshore has been lifted.
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'Historic change': KiwiRail funding hailed
'Historic change': KiwiRail funding hailed
The government is moving to fast-track billions in funding for rail investments in a change that is being hailed as historic.
Surgical mesh patients tell of trauma
Surgical mesh patients tell of trauma
Surgical mesh patients have described losing their jobs, their love lives and their will to live in a report that paints a bleak picture of the fallout from the use of toxic implants.
Fishermen warned not to go to volcano
Fishermen warned not to go to volcano
Whakatāne charter fishermen anxiously waiting for eight bodies to be recovered from Whakaari/White Island have been dissuaded from taking matters into their own hands.
Christchurch council backs new $470m stadium 15 to 1
Christchurch council backs new $470m stadium 15 to 1
The Christchurch City Council has voted 15 to 1 to accept an investment case to build a new, $470 million, multi-use arena.
New model for state broadcasters supported
New model for state broadcasters supported
D-Day is looming for a decision on the new public broadcasting "super entity", with the final Cabinet meeting of the year on Monday.
Brothers named as volcano victims
'Devastating loss': Brothers named as volcano victims
Two Australian brothers have died in hospital following the Whakaari /White Island eruption on Monday.
Changes to criminal justice system take effect
Changes to criminal justice system take effect
The Government will heed the advice of two new reports suggesting sweeping changes to New Zealand's criminal justice system, with some changes coming into effect immediately.
Risk thwarts recovery efforts; two more dead
Risk thwarts recovery efforts; two more dead
The risk of a further eruption on White Island stands at 40-60 percent and police insist it remains too dangerous to collect the eight bodies on the volcano.
Search for 80 rental cars abandoned on the West Coast
Search for 80 rental cars abandoned on the West Coast
Civil Defence staff on the West Coast are searching for 80 rental cars that tourists abandoned this week.
White Island eruption: What you need to know
White Island eruption: What you need to know
Key information after yesterday's White Island eruption.
Parents taking kids with measles out of hospitals in Samoa
Parents taking kids with measles out of hospitals in Samoa
Some parents of children with measles in Samoa appear to be panicking over the care their infants are receiving, with at least three families reportedly taking their children out of hospital...
A2 Milk chief executive resigns
A2 Milk chief executive resigns
More than a billion dollars has wiped off the value of New Zealand's biggest company this morning following the surprise resignation of A2 Milk's chief executive.
Man accused of West Coast murder appears in court
Man accused of West Coast murder appears in court
The 36-year-old man charged with murdering a West Coast woman will remain in custody after making a brief appearance in the Christchurch District Court today.
'More kids in poverty than people in Dunedin'
More kids in poverty than people in Dunedin: Report
Figures in a new report suggest the number of children living in serious poverty is greater than the population of Dunedin.
West Coast slip may close road until late January
West Coast slip may close road until late January
An estimated 970 tourists are stranded in Franz Josef and though road access to the south may be reopened in the coming days, a huge slip to the north will take much longer to clear.
Man charged with murder over death of West Coast mum
Man charged with murder over death of West Coast mum
A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a West Coast woman this weekend.
Measles death toll climbs in Samoa
Measles death toll climbs in Samoa
There are now 65 measles related deaths in Samoa following two more fatalities over the past day.
State of emergency in South Canterbury
State of emergency in South Canterbury
The Timaru District Council is now advising some residents in the evacuation area south of the Rangitata River to stay put if they haven't already left.
13 new DHB chairs in 'changing of guard'
13 new DHB chairs in 'changing of the guard'
The Government has overhauled leadership of the nation's health boards, appointing new chairs at 13 of the 19 DHBs.