New Zealand Army Reserves Major Major Vincent Copeland has received a military award for his service during the Whakaari eruption.
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Whakaari eruption commemoration coverage
Throughout the day special karakia and ceremonies will be held in Whakatāne to mark the first anniversary of the eruption on December 9 2019.
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Minute's silence: Mt Erebus disaster 41 years ago today
At 1.49pm today a minute's silence in remembrance of the 237 passengers and 20 crew lost in the airline disaster.
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Wahine toa- Atareta Poananga remembered
Brilliant, beautiful and articulate, Atareta was labelled an outspoken radical activist in the '80s.
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Indigenous cultural burning expert says care for "our mother" or be left with nothing
An indigenous Australian expert in cultural burning says the bushfires raging across their country are catastrophic and a clear call to protect and nurture the environment, "our mother".
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Seventeenth person dies in hospital following Whakaari eruption
Police have confirmed another person has died in Middlemore Hospital last night following the Whakaari, White Island eruption.
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Missing bodies of Whakaari eruption believed to have been washed out to sea
The bodies of 40-year-old tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman and 17-year-old Australian tourist Winona Langford are believed to have been washed out to sea, police announced today. The recovery operation will continue.
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Tauranga Moana iwi plans ahead for potential natural disasters
Whakaari's eruption means that tsunami and earthquakes could follow. Is the government prepared? Ngai te Rangi is volunteering their marae as Civil Defence Centres, but progress is yet to be made.
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"Focus must remain on those affected by eruption"- PM
Focus will remain centered on supporting those in need and locating the eight people still missing after the Whakaari-White Island eruption.
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Hope fading for those still missing after eruption
Police and rescue crews will continue their search for eight people still missing after the Whakaari-White Island eruption.