Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare have today announced the deployment of a network of DART (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) buoys. “New Zealand and the Pacific region are particularly......

This morning volcanic tremor has significantly increased at Whakaari/White Island indicating that volcanic gas pressures remain high. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 3, says Duty volcanologist Craig Miller. "An eruption occurred......

GeoNet is reporting a strong earthquake in the North Island this afternoon. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 has been recorded just before 1pm. According to GeoNet, it hit 28km south of Gisborne and had a focal depth of 28km. The organisation......

Steam and gas driven jetting is still happening from the active vent area following White Island's fatal eruption, Five people are dead and eight are still unaccounted for after an eruption at White Island at 2.11pm on Monday. "Since the......

EQC has announced $1 million of funding for 16 research projects to help reduce the impact of natural hazards on New Zealanders’ homes, towns and cities. Winners of the 2020 EQC Biennial Awards will be looking at everything from new ways to detect......

One person is dead, 23 have been rescued and potentially two dozen people are unaccounted for on Whakaari / White Island, after it erupted on Monday. Here's what you need to know. Firstly, Prime Minister Jacinda says there were a number of tourists......

One person is confirmed to have been killed following an eruption on White Island. Police are continuing to work with the National Emergency Management Agency to coordinate a search and rescue operation following a volcanic eruption at White Island......

Police say there are still a number of people unaccounted for following an eruption on White Island. Police are working with National Emergency Management Agency to coordinate a search and rescue operation following a volcanic eruption at White Island......

An eruption has occurred on Whakaari / White Island in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky. Follow the latest developments with RNZ's live blog: var liveblog={load:function(e,t){var a=document,l=a.createElement("script"),o=a.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];return......

The National Emergency Management Ageny has issued a warning following an eruption at White Island. A moderate volcanic eruption is occurring at White Island and is hazardous in the immediate vicinity of the volcano. "Volcanic hazards may impact......