Cruise company offers one-day refund after deadly volcano tragedy

Cruise company offers one-day refund after deadly volcano tragedy

A letter to passengers says the company is"terribly sorry"guests will be unable to visit Dunedin and The Sounds.

  • byRachel Eddie

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New Zealand volcano updates:second eruption likely,Julie and Jessica Richards identified as first Australian victims

New Zealand volcano updates:second eruption likely,Julie and Jessica Richards identified as first Australian victims

Fears remain for 10 Australians still missing after the White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty suddenly erupted on Monday,killing at least six people and injured scores more.

  • byPaul Sakkal andTom Cowie
'We have never seen anything like that':Hospital worker describes eruption aftermath
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'We have never seen anything like that':Hospital worker describes eruption aftermath

Within an hour of the volcano erupting,Whakatane Hospital was overrun with burns victims. Screams echoed in the corridors and the bodies kept piling in. It was complete bedlam,a hospital staffer said.

Sydney Knox students missing with parents after White Island explosion

Sydney Knox students missing with parents after White Island explosion

Sydney boys Berend and Matthew Hollander are still missing,almost 48 hours after New Zealand's White Island eruption.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
What happens next:The grim task of identifying volcano victims

What happens next:The grim task of identifying volcano victims

With many unable to speak,NZ authorities are looking at clothing,scars and jewellery in a bid to identify the victims.

  • byJenny Noyes
Were the White Island victims unlucky,or is the system at fault?

Were the White Island victims unlucky,or is the system at fault?

Adventure tourism is inherently risky. That is part of the attraction.

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Volcano bunker on island proved no shelter in White Island tragedy

Volcano bunker on island proved no shelter in White Island tragedy

A shipping container installed on White Island three years ago as a shelter does not appear to have been used by tourists fleeing the deadly eruption on Monday,raising serious questions about the island's emergency management plan.

'We just want him home':the victims of the White Island explosion

'We just want him home':the victims of the White Island explosion

At least three Australians are believed to be among the five confirmed dead. And at least 10 Australians were missing on Tuesday night,including the Sydney family of four.

  • bySally Rawsthorne,Lucy Cormack andHarriet Alexander
'Questions to answer'as investigation launched into White Island disaster

'Questions to answer'as investigation launched into White Island disaster

New Zealand police have launched an investigation into the tragedy on White Island that has claimed the lives of six people and put 31 people in hospital.

  • byLiam Mannix
Australian man injured in volcano explosion in hospital,while 21 still missing

Australian man injured in volcano explosion in hospital,while 21 still missing

Jason Griffiths,33,who was injured and"badly burnt"in the volcano explosion on White Island is undergoing treatment in hospital.

  • byLucy Cormack,Sally Rawsthorne andHarriet Alexander
'This is a very hard day':Morrison fears Australians among dead in NZ eruption

'This is a very hard day':Morrison fears Australians among dead in NZ eruption

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday morning that five people died in the eruption,eight people were still missing,and 31 people were in hospital.

  • byStephanie Peatling