Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

Tour operators accused of safety failures in the lead up to the deadly White Island volcano disaster are facing a landmark trial in New Zealand. Twenty-two people died when the country's most ...

NEW ZEALAND military specialists had to wear protective gear to survive the toxic gasses spewing from the small - but deadly - volcanic White Island while recovering the bodies of those who perish ...

A minute's silence has been observed in New Zealand, marking one week since the deadly eruption of White Island volcano. The tribute was held at 14:11 local time (01:11 GMT), the exact moment of ...

[Image: Getty Images]. Around 1.2 million square centimetres of skin is being shipped from the US to New Zealand to treat victims of the volcano eruption which has left dozens with horrific burns.

Several people were injured at White Island in New Zealand when a volcano began erupting there on Monday, the region's mayor said. The eruption began about 2.30 pm local time on the island ...

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 ...

The snow-capped dormant volcano is the second-highest peak on New Zealand’s North Island at 8,261 feet and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. The legal recognition acknowledges ...