Volcano tourism is a subset of adventure tourism, and Tourism Professor Michael Leuck from Auckland University of Technology says the tragic events of Whakaari White Island reiterate that we must be vigilant.

RNZ News reporter Sarah Robson speaks with Karyn from Whakatane.

It's time for Lately Book Club where we go exploring in the world of literature and invite you to come along. For months we have been waiting to speak with Bruce Hayward about his book Volcanoes of Auckland.

Sydney city is enveloped in a thick haze from bushfires which is causing much anxiety.

The police are conducting an inquiry on behalf of the Coroner and in parallel with WorkSafe's investigation following the eruption of Whakaari White island

In our occasional series, I Didn't Know That, tonight Karyn talks to Brent Davis from University of Melbourne about a stone that helped unlock the secrets of hieroglyphs.

It's slowly becoming clear which roads are able to be repaired and reopened quickly in the South Island and which will take a bit longer.

Professor in Environment at the Faculty of Science at the Auckland University, Professor Shane Cronin explains why White Island erupted so suddenly

Karyn Hay speaks with Jessie Chiang from RNZ News is in Whakatane where the injured were brought ashore.

time now for our Friday night music feature Out Lately with Finn Johansson who is in our Wellington studio