At least five people have been confirmed dead after New Zealand’s most active volcano erupted on Monday afternoon. New Zealand Police said the incident, which occurred just before 2:15 p.m ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors ...

Whakaari/White Island's volcanic alert level was raised to level 3 on April 17, 2025, due to a gradual increase in eruptive activity, including more frequent ash emissions and intermittent ...

New Zealand officials have raised the alert code for the offshore volcano Whakaari/White Island, which is emitting large steam and gas plumes containing more ash. The island, situated off the east ...

A New Zealand judge will decide whether the owners of an island volcano suffered a miscarriage of justice when their company was convicted of failing to keep visitors safe following an eruption ...

A family of four who'd in recent years swapped their life in Chicago for the father's native Australia are among the more than a dozen victims of the New Zealand volcano eruption. The deaths of ...

Russell Clark was one of several paramedics who attended to the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand. He describes the scene he witnessed as similar to something out of "the Chernobyl mini ...

NEW ZEALAND military specialists had to wear protective gear to survive the toxic gasses spewing from the small - but deadly - volcanic White Island while recovering the bodies of those who perish ...

A volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island has killed five people, but the death toll could rise again once rescuers carry out a thorough search for bodies. Several people were missing and ...

Ever since the deadly eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886, New Zealand has invested heavily in a sophisticated warning system - all in an effort to prevent another major tragedy. National Treasure ...