Civil Defence
Paramedic on Whakaari/White Island eruption
Paramedics from St John took charge of the evacuation of the injured from Whakaari/White Island.
Norma Lane is St John's director of operations. Audio
Whakaari/White Island eruption: Prime Minister speaks to press
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Whakatāne mayor Judy Turner and Police Superintendent Bruce Baird have briefed media on the situation at Whakaari/White Island.
Police say eight people are still… Audio
Whakaari/White Island eruption: Navy ship due to deploy drones
Police say no survivors are expected to be found on Whakaari/White Island after yesterday afternoon's volcanic eruption.
Twenty-three people were rescued from the island off the Bay of Plenty coast -… Audio
Whakaari/White Island: Volcanologist on the eruption
Police believe there are no survivors on Whakaari/ White Island after an eruption yesterday and are working urgently to confirm the exact number of people who have died.
Twenty-three people were… Audio
Whakaari/White Island eruption: What you you need to know
Police say no survivors are expected to be found on Whakaari/White Island after Monday's volcanic eruption.
Twenty-three people were rescued from the island off the Bay of Plenty coast - five later… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 10 December 2019
Whakaari/White Island: Prime Minister briefs media on fallout, White Island eruption report, Paramedic on Whakaari/White Island eruption, Convoy to take stranded tourists out of Franz Josef Audio
Whakaari / White Island eruption: What you need to know
Five people are dead, 18 have been rescued and potentially two dozen people are unaccounted for on Whakaari / White Island, after it erupted today. Here's what you need to know. Video
Whakaari White Island eruption: One dead, more fatalities expected
A rescue operation is underway in the Bay of Plenty following an eruption on White Island at 2:11pm Monday, that sent a plume of ash and steam 12,000 feet into the air.
Around 50 people were on or… Video, Audio
Whakaari White Island eruption: Bay of Plenty warned of ashfall
A massive rescue operation is underway following an eruption on White Island in the Bay of Plenty at 2:11pm on Wednesday.
Initially it was believed 100 people were on or around the island at the… Video, Audio
Whakaari White Island eruption: Local in cordon describes scene
In the Bay of Plenty a massive rescue operation is underway following an eruption on White Island at around 2:11pm when about 50 people were on or around the island.
At least 20 have been injured, a… Video, Audio
Timaru cleans up after Rangitata flooding
Travellers are welcoming the reopening of a road connecting the lower South Island to the north.
On Saturday, the Rangitata River breached its banks, flooding the only two bridges allowing road… Audio
Franz Josef hopes for open road by Christmas after storm
Things may be looking up for Franz Josef with the Transport Agency hoping to have the badly damaged road to the north open before Christmas.
The news will be a welcome relief to tourism businesses in… Video, Audio
Whakaari White Island eruption: Some tourists with critical injuries
St John Ambulance has confirmed that some patients on White Island are in a critical condition. St John's Director of Operations Norma Laine told RNZ reporter Katie Doyle several have burns and will… Video, Audio
Whakaari White Island eruption: Dozens injured, some unaccounted for
A massive rescue operation is underway following an eruption on White Island at around 2.11pm Monday, that sent a plume of ash and steam 12,000 feet into the air.
Around 50 are understood to be on or… Video, Audio
Air Force may be called in to evacuate stranded tourists
Air Force helicopters may be called in to evacuate some of the hundreds of tourists trapped in Franz Josef, while in the Timaru district access on one main bridge has been restored.
Franz Josef Civil Defence response: Conan Young
A Civil Defence briefing has taken place at Franz Josef as the West Coast grapples with the effects of torrential rain and flooding over the weekend. Meanwhile the Timaru district remains in a state… Audio
Samoa measles: After the two day shutdown
Samoa's Government says the two day shutdown of the country for a mass vaccination effort has resulted in a massive increase in coverage.
It says more than 20,000 people were vaccinated on Thursday… Audio
What lies beneath us
When should we start getting worried when our volcanic fields start heating up - and which parts of Aotearoa are most vulnerable when it comes to an eruption? Audio
Huge plumes of black, acrid smoke as Auckland building burns
The owner of a building destroyed in a large fire in South Auckland yesterday brought in a demolition company to help put it out by digging over hot-spots and destroying everything inside.
Today fire… Audio
7.5 magnitude earthquake in Wellington could cause $16b of damage
A new report has found if Wellington doesn't improve the region's infrastructure, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake could cost New Zealand more than $16 billion in lost economic activity and cause years of… Audio
