Norman always puts others first and will even forgo his own training to lend a helping hand.
Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement has been called in to take over operational control at Whakatāne.
Authorities are on standby, waiting for the all-clear to launch the recovery.
Words from one of the victims of the March 15 attack came in second.
Eight others are presumed dead on the island, which authorities deem too dangerous to go back to at the moment.
Professor Giles Newton-Howes says Kiwis need to be informed ahead of voting in the 2020 cannabis referendum.
"The old ways have failed us," the Justice Minister says.
It's still not safe for people to go back, Brad Scott says.
Speculation over who will join him in the All Blacks brains trust has been almost as interesting as who would get the top job.
Grant Robertson says the impact of the $6.8 billion announced for transport infrastructure will take time
He said the reporting on White Island showed the importance of news, then said the "tide is low" in media.
Ian Foster wants John Plumtree on his All Blacks roster - and Campbell ain't happy.
Matthew Hollander, 13, and Berend (known as Ben) Hollander, 16, died in hospital.
Guled Mire came to New Zealand 22-years-ago as a refuge from Somalia.
The party's health policy document has been released today.
The broadcaster became a Kiwi household name after fronting an ad for DOC in the 1980's.
Emergency services are at the scene.
The risk of eruption is at the greatest it's been in years, GNS says.
How the tragedy unfolded in the first harrowing two days.
A glimpse of what conditions were like on White Island before Monday's fatal volcanic eruption has emerged.
An investigation into the man's death on December 5 continues.
Nine years after being expelled from Mahurangi College, Niki Arnold is back.
Police have an existing contract with Holden for its “standard police vehicle fleet”.
Helicopter pilot Mark Inman has asked to go alone if police aren't ready to act.
A fisherman encountered the remains this morning.
Up to 70,000 commuters across the city are said to have been affected.
The young New Zealander will have to wait a while longer to make his first-team debut.
Taking on board a great responsibility, Warren is raising a happy and clever child with love and care.
Officials are speaking to the media from the National Crisis Management Centre in Wellington.
Eight people are confirmed dead and eight others are presumed dead on the island.
"Those patients we treated and comforted will forever stay in our minds."
The news comes after Hawks star LaMelo Ball was ruled out for a similar period with a foot injury.
The donated coffins will go to some of the more than 70 grieving families who have lost loved ones to the measles epidemic.
The new law will mean his death "changed the world", said his step-father.
Up to 14,000 passengers were expected to be affected by engine maintenance
The baby is the 18th person confirmed to have had measles in the region this year.
Deputy commissioner Mike Clement is speaking with media after briefing families of the victims.
As of yesterday, the death toll in Samoa's measles crisis stood at 71.
1News' Natalia Sutherland with a timeline of the first two days of the eruption on Whakaari/White Island.
I Can Doosit returns to the track for a special appearance.
Australia finished the day 248/4 with Labuschagne on 110 not out.
School leavers were offered free jumps as AJ Hackett Bungy launches its new site
Anna Whyte put the questions to National Party’s Dan Bidois and Labour’s Marja Lubeck.
Described as a "passionate marine biologist", she had been a guide on the island for five years.
1 NEWS presenter Simon Dallow walks us through the process.
The blaze has gotten worse with around 50 hectares of scrub on fire.
The Crusaders coach congratulated Ian Foster.
Chloe Hogan crashed the morning of her 22nd birthday. She's now almost 30.
"We wish you all the best and we will be praying for you," Whakatāne's mayor said of the plan, which will be implemented tomorrow morning.
It covers the area from the southern end of Meremere to Port Waikato.
The person has been taken to hospital.
The powerhouse won the Kel Tremain Memorial Trophy to go with the All Blacks and Super Rugby awards.