New Zealand military specialists recovered six bodies from a small volcanic island Friday days after an eruption claimed at least eight other lives and left a toxic and volatile landscape. The eight ...

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 explosive ...

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand island volcano vented more steam and mud Wednesday in an increase of geothermal activity that again delayed the recovery of victims’ bodies from a deadly ...

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 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 up ...

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 ...

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 ...

Much like the Galapagos, the remote Sub-Antarctic islands—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—deliver otherworldly landscapes and rare wildlife you won’t find anywhere else on Earth.