New Zealand officials have raised the aviation alert code for the offshore volcano Whakaari/White Island, which is emitting large steam and gas plumes and occasionally ash. “The volcano is not ...

DAY 2: RANGITOTO ISLAND VOLCANO AND THE AUCKLAND MUSEUM After ... It was the first geothermal field in New Zealand to be used for electrical generation and remains the largest in a country that ...

WELLINGTON – A trial opened on Tuesday over New Zealand’s 2019 White Island volcanic eruption, a “massive explosion” that engulfed visiting tourists and killed 22 people while leaving ...

Mount Taranaki, a volcano in New Zealand, has been granted the same legal rights as a human. This unprecedented move recognizes the volcano's cultural and spiritual significance to the Maori people.

In New Zealand, at least one person was killed, several injured and others reported missing after a volcano erupted off the east coast of its North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands ...

Tucked away on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, Mount Taranaki is not only a towering 8,261 feet (2,518 meters) of volcanic might, but it also holds a sacred place in the hearts of ...

From Sydney to Vladivostok, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ...