A deadly eruption on White Island in New Zealand Monday serves as a reminder to Pacific Northwest residents of the dangers of living near a volcano, said officials with the U. S. Geological Survey’s ...

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 safe ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A New Zealand volcanic island has erupted in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many ...

Recovery teams in New Zealand are getting ready for what could be a dangerous rescue mission. Here's Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Clement. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MIKE CLEMENT: There is ...

An inquest heard on Friday of lifelong injuries and years of grief from survivors and family members of those who died in a massive volcanic eruption on New Zealand's northern island in 2019. Around ...

An image provided by visitor Michael Schade shows White Island (Whakaari) volcano, as it erupts, in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 09 December 2019. Photo by Michael Schade/EPA-EFE Feb. 28 (UPI) ...

There were families on holiday. A honeymooning couple. All there to see one thing: the uninhabited moonscape of New Zealand’s most active volcano, White Island. It’s a private island around 48 ...

Two distinct eruptions were observed at Whakaari/White Island yesterday, based on webcam observations. Earth Sciences New Zealand duty volcanologist Agnes Mazot said the volcanic alert level remained ...

The smouldering New Zealand volcano that killed at least six people is still too dangerous for emergency teams to recover bodies from, police said Wednesday, warning that many tourists who escaped the ...

A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies on Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members ...