
Scientists defend volcano warning system amid criticism
Scientists say alert levels had been at highest short of an eruption at White Island.
Scientists say alert levels had been at highest short of an eruption at White Island.
Video shows tour guide sharing his fears with a tourist.
Jake Milbank turned 19 on Monday - the day he suffered serious burns in the eruption.
Husband has burns to 30 per cent of his body.
Focus: White Island eruption | Day 3 | 30 patients in six hospitals, 25 are in critical condition. Video / George Novak / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust / Mark Mitchell / Ben Fraser / @sch / Tamara Josephine
GeoNet's monitoring equipment continues to function and is providing data on the volcano.
Tourists badly burned in eruption endure long, agonising boat journey back to mainland.
New York Times: The questions heard over and over in the hours since the eruption: "Why?"
Tour operator says heightened alert level didn't meet threshold for stopping operations.
"All I could think was, if it can do that to metal, what can it do to human skin?"
The pilot has revealed the "horrific" scenes he found in the aftermath of the eruption.
A British couple who were reported missing have made contact with family.
Nature is not always a giver of the ineffable sweetness, according to Buddy Mikaere.
Zoe Hosking, 15, was on a cruise with her father and his partner. They remain missing.
Comment: Stuart Nash got one thing right when he was reflecting on the awful events.
Tales of courage and heroism have emerged in the aftermath of the deadly disaster.
Five confirmed dead, eight missing, 31 in hospital after White Island volcano erupts.
"The risks were huge and arguably would be impossible to protect against."
"There will be many recipients of his kindness," shop owner says of lost tour guide.
White Island blew as scientists were investigating whether such bangs could be predicted.
'I have been to White Island and walked to the crater rim,' says former PM Helen Clark.
Focus Live: Chief fire officer for the Whakatane Volunteer Fire Brigade, Ken Clark, tells of dramatic rescue efforts as the victims arrived on shore after the eruption. Video / Will Trafford / Alan Gibson
"It's taken some incredible force to move it off the platform," aviation commentator says.
PM confirmed people from seven countries are among the missing and injured
A volcanologist has called White Island a "disaster waiting to happen" as questions mount.
Expert describes potentially deadly impact of chemical which erupted out of White Island.
Pair were on the island for between 30 and 40 minutes before making heartbreaking call.
The family has not been heard from since travelling to the island yesterday.
A man who gave first aid to the White Island victims speaks of the horror.