Thumbs up! White Island survivors may soon fly home to US
White Island survivors Rick Reed and Ivy Kohn Reed may soon be okay to fly home to the US.
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Earthquake tests to show how to protect homes on hills
Live in a house on sloping ground? Your foundations could be at more risk in a quake.
Structural engineers and EQC carry out earthquake tests to learn more about the consequences for houses on hills.
Structural engineers and EQC carry out earthquake tests to learn more about the consequences for houses on hills. Video / Melissa Nightingale
Weak earthquake strikes west of Christchurch, with more than 600 feeling it.
Weak earthquake strikes west of Christchurch, with more than 600 feeling it.
The Taal volcano has erupted ash and smoke 15km into the air, and created chaos for locals trying to evacuate
The Taal volcano has erupted ash and smoke 15km into the air and created chaos for locals trying to evacuate. Video / AP
Focus: Doctors from Middlemore Hospital say they have ordered 1.2 million square centimetres of skin to graft on Whakaari / White Island patients
Focus: On December 11 doctors from Middlemore Hospital say they have ordered 1.2 million square centimetres of skin to graft on Whakaari / White Island patients.
White Island: Middlemore Hospital resumes elective surgeries
"This is a long-term healing process, and for many of them it will take years."
Before and after photos show Australia's devastating bushfire crisis
Idyllic towns have been transformed into apocalyptic scenes as the fires rage.
Strong winds from tropical cyclone Sarai batter tourist resort in Fiji
Strong winds from tropical cyclone Sarai batter tourist resort in Fiji. Video / Hannah Moloney
DoC calls for patience around Cape Kidnappers track opening
Gannet Beach Adventures owner Colin Lindsay is frustrated by the delay.
Looking down on a decade: Satellite images tell the stories
Incredible satellite images capture the global news events of the decade.
Revealed: WorkSafe data shows number of adventure tourism deaths since 2014
2019 has been a grim year for adventure activity-related deaths in New Zealand.
UK mother, daughter identified as White Island burns victims
Liz McGill, 67, and daughter Heather, 34, will be in NZ hospitals "for some time".
Burned tour guides out of coma, breathing on own
Two tour guides severely injured in the eruption are making subtle progress in hospital.
'Absolutely heartbroken': Siblings of Karla Mathews, killed in eruption, speak of their loss
The bodies of Rick Elzer and Karla Mathews were to travel home together.
White Island eruption: 'We haven't given up' on search for bodies
A 1.5m wave of water and sediment is believed to have come down the stream.
White Island tour operator was audited: Minister
The Workplace Relations Minister has confirmed White Island Tours was regularly audited
White Island eruption: Kiwi guide one of two unrecovered bodies
A Kiwi tour guide is one of two people still missing on White Island.
Whakaari / White Island: WorkSafe giving no details on tour audits
Worksafe is giving no details on what audits have been done of White Island Tours.
White Island eruption: Family contacts maritime lawyer about legal options
A US Maritime lawyer says he has been contacted by a family about suing a cruise liner.
White Island eruption: People gather for a moment of silence
The active volcano has hidden Itself as the nation prepares to mark a minute's silence.
'It was terrible': Furious dad slams cruise ship operator
The Ovation of the Seas cruise ship has arrived back in Sydney following the disaster.
White Island: Fruitless search 'tough going for everybody'
Two bodies remain unaccounted for after a water-only search around White Island yesterday.
15th person dies after White Island eruption
Police confirm the death of Australian Krystal Browitt in the White Island eruption.
White Island rescue: Minute's silence on Monday, PM announces
A minute's silence will be observed at 2.11pm on Monday.
'They are feeling so low': Family flies in to support American victims
Atlanta couple Pratap and Mayuri Singh were injured in Monday's eruption at White Island.
Fears not enough donor skin for badly burnt patients
Australian survivors are being treated by one of the world's leading burns specialists.
White Island guide was a hero who had previously saved lives
"I'm indebted to the lad after what he did that day," father says.
Jack Tame: Criticising White Island rescue efforts misplaced
Comment: Risking lives to save living people is one thing, but to collect bodies?
A land of unrest - our explosive neighbours
Volcanoes shape our past, present and will likely shape our future, say experts.
Son tells of 'long road ahead' for parents with 50% burns
Aussie couple Nick and Marion London potentially face months of recovery in hospital.
White Island eruption: Police outline process for identifying bodies
There are five stages to the identification process, each involving important details.
White Island eruption: Kiwis and Aussies give generously to the injured
Hundreds of thousands of dollars pledged to the White Island injured and their families.
The courage of a nation: Heroes emerge from tragedies bookending the year
New Zealanders have performed significant selfless acts in 2019.