White Island eruption: Why were tourists allowed to visit an active Volcano?
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Fundraisers set up to help families, victims of Whakaari/White Island
Two people from Coffs Harbour are still missing while their friend is badly hurt.
Why were tourists allowed to visit White Island?
Visiting an active volcano involves risk.
Questions raised over tour groups operating on White Island
Tour operator says heightened alert level didn't meet threshold for stopping operations.
White Island eruption: 'It looked like a bomb had gone off'
"All I could think was, if it can do that to metal, what can it do to human skin?"
Hero pilot's mercy dash: 'We took care of our own business'
The pilot has revealed the "horrific" scenes he found in the aftermath of the eruption.
White Island eruption: British couple safe and well after being reported missing
A British couple who were reported missing have made contact with family.
Buddy Mikaere: White Island a reminder nature is a monstrous, unfeeling force
Nature is not always a giver of the ineffable sweetness, according to Buddy Mikaere.
White Island eruption: The dead, the missing and the injured
Zoe Hosking, 15, was on a cruise with her father and his partner. They remain missing.
Soper: White Island was not a police operation
Comment: Stuart Nash got one thing right when he was reflecting on the awful events.
White Island eruption: Tales of courage emerge from the tragedy
Tales of courage and heroism have emerged in the aftermath of the deadly disaster.
White Island eruption: Sixth person dead
Five confirmed dead, eight missing, 31 in hospital after White Island volcano erupts.
White Island eruption: Missing mother alive but severely burned
Adelaide woman Lisa Hosking located in a Hamilton hospital, suffering from severe burns.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Should Police have gone to White Island?
COMMENT: That is the question a lot of people are asking today.
White Island tour operators could potentially face manslaughter charges: legal expert
"The risks were huge and arguably would be impossible to protect against."
White Island eruption: Hayden Marshall-Inman's kind hearted $5 gesture
"There will be many recipients of his kindness," shop owner says of lost tour guide.
White Island blew as scientists were trying to predict hydrothermal eruptions
White Island blew as scientists were investigating whether such bangs could be predicted.
'I can visualise the horror'– Helen Clark on White Island eruption
'I have been to White Island and walked to the crater rim,' says former PM Helen Clark.
Focus Live: First responder details dramatic scenes when victims arrived
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
The 'incredible force' that damaged White Island chopper
"It's taken some incredible force to move it off the platform," aviation commentator says.
Ardern: Questions need asking, answered over eruption tragedy
PM confirmed people from seven countries are among the missing and injured
Scientist: White Island was 'disaster waiting to happen'
A volcanologist has called White Island a "disaster waiting to happen" as questions mount.
White Island toxic gas: 'A single breath and your heart will stop'
Expert describes potentially deadly impact of chemical which erupted out of White Island.
Two Kiwi medics' devastating decision to call off search
Pair were on the island for between 30 and 40 minutes before making heartbreaking call.
Relatives fly to NZ as fears mount for family of four
The family has not been heard from since travelling to the island yesterday.
Terror on the volcano: 'People ran into the sea... everyone was horrifically burnt'
A man who gave first aid to the White Island victims speaks of the horror.
'Nothing less than a hero': Skipper risked life to save others
Details emerged of how Paul Kingi put his own life in danger to save others.
Live: 5.3 quake hits Gisborne, coast near White Island
Up to 50 people were around or on Whakaari/White Island at the time of the eruption.
Focus: Whakaari / White Island Eruption
PM Jacinda Ardern meets with the first responders and a police investigation is launched. Video / Pool / Alan Gibson / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust / White Island Flights
'He'd never have gone if he knew the risk': Honeymooners suffer severe burns
"My husband was joking around and said, 'I hope it's not a live volcano'."
'Very unfair' – Police Minister rejects White Island/ Pike River comparison
Nash rejects claims authorities' response to the eruption was comparable to Pike River
'Beautiful but deadly': NZ's ever-present volcanic risk
Home to a dozen volcanoes under regular watch, NZ's risk of eruption is ever-present.
Steve Braunias: White Island latest tragedy in year of grief and unimaginable terror
Comment: As a name, White Island is about to take on a new and terrible resonance.
Anatomy of an eruption: Why White Island blew without warning
Yesterday's blow would've given people on White Island as little as seconds of warning.