Morning Report

A military plane with 38 people on board has disappeared en-route to Antarctica from Chile.

The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Punta Arenas and operators lost contact just over an hour later.

Those missing include 17 crew and 21 passengers.

RNZ's correspondent in Chile is Aislinn Laing.

A tour guide who dragged people off Whakaari/White Island in suffocating conditions is being hailed as a hero.

White Island Tours manager Paul Kingi had just left the island with his tour group when the volcano erupted shortly after 2pm on Monday.

Mr Kingi talked to friend and former employer Rick Pollock, who used to run a charter boat, about what happened.

Mr Pollock spoke to RNZ reporter Matthew Theunissen about Mr Kingi's incredible actions in the most challenging and tragic of conditions.

Can they fit him in... that's the question that again hangs over the possible inclusion of speedster Lockie Ferguson for the first test against Australia starting in Perth tomorrow.

A sixth person dies from their injuries after the White Island eruption, The police will try again today to retrieve the eight people still on the Island, Firefighters tackle a fire on Mangere mountain in South Auckland.

Three Wairarapa men helped to rescue a group of dolphins which were stranded after they were chased up against cliffs by a pod of Orcas.

Dick Kai had been out diving for paua with his son Kevin and his grandson Lincoln on Sunday when they came across the dolphins.

Mr Kai speaks to Corin Dann.

Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is petitioning Parliament to reopen his case, claiming his resignation was forced.

Mr Matthews resigned in 2017, hours before the release of a highly critical report into his handling of fraud committed by Joanne Harrison under his watch at the Ministry of Transport.

Mr Matthews speaks to Kim Hill.

A justice advocate says she's not surprised by the findings of a Ministry of Justice report that 26 percent of the most highly victimised people are Māori.

The Crime and Victims Survey also found that four percent of New Zealand adults experience 47 percent of all crime.

Julia Whaipooti says this shows the current system doesn't work and certainly doesn't for Maori.

She speaks to Corin Dann.

Some of the people who were on Whakaari/White Island were passengers from the cruise ship, Ovation of the Seas, which was docked in Tauranga for the day.

When the ship was due to leave port, the captain announced guests and crew from the boat were on a tour to White Island when the volcano had erupted.

A short time later, a roll call of names was played.

ABC journalist Donna Field was onboard the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship at the time.

She speaks to Kim Hill.

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector.

There are believed to be no survivors remaining on Whakaari/White Island after an eruption on Monday afternoon.

Twenty-three people were evacuated from the island on Monday, with five of them later confirmed to have died.

Eight people are still missing and police say there are no signs of life on the island.

Professor of Disaster Risk and Resilience Tom Wilson from the University of Canterbury speaks to Kim Hill.