WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A volcano quiet for more than a century erupted in a New Zealand national park, spreading thick ash for several kilometers (miles) and causing some residents to evacuate ...

Lake Taupo-area scientists in New Zealand raised the alert level of a volcano sitting beneath the country’s largest lake on Tuesday after detecting 700 small earthquakes below the surface since May.

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 ...

All victims of the White Island volcanic eruption have now been identified, New Zealand police said Tuesday, as they formally named two Australians and an American among the deceased. Families of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand judge will decide whether the owners of an island volcano suffered a miscarriage of justice when their company was convicted of failing to keep visitors safe ...

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