Volcano tour guide shares recovery journey as photo emerges from minutes before eruption

Volcano tour guide shares recovery journey as photo emerges from minutes before eruption

Kelsey Waghorn was showing tourists around the New Zealand tourist attraction,also known as Whakaari,on December 9 when it erupted.

  • byBen McKay

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White Island volcano death toll hits 20 as Australian teen named among dead

White Island volcano death toll hits 20 as Australian teen named among dead

New Zealand's chief coroner has ruled that Australian teenager Winona Langford was killed in the tragedy,though her body has not been found.

  • byPraveen Menon
Melbourne father Paul Browitt dies a month after White Island eruption

Melbourne father Paul Browitt dies a month after White Island eruption

Paul Browitt died in The Alfred on Sunday night taking the toll from the December disaster,which also claimed his daughter's life,to 18.

  • byRachel Eddie andJenny Noyes
PM declares the Pink Test will be played in the shadow of tragedy

PM declares the Pink Test will be played in the shadow of tragedy

Giving thanks to the support of New Zealand during the fire crisis Scott Morrison says Australians will be inspired by the coming Test between the two nations.

  • byNick O'Malley
'Best husband and father'named as latest victim of White Island eruption

'Best husband and father'named as latest victim of White Island eruption

Australian Chris Cozad died on December 14 from injuries sustained in the volcano eruption. Police indefinitely suspended the search for two remaining victims on Christmas Eve.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Official death toll from White Island volcano rises to 17

Official death toll from White Island volcano rises to 17

The person died while in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital on Sunday night.

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'I deeply regret any offence':Morrison cuts short his holiday amid bushfire crisis
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'I deeply regret any offence':Morrison cuts short his holiday amid bushfire crisis

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will return early from his Hawaiian family holiday on Saturday,having apologised for taking time off during the worsening bushfire crisis across NSW.

  • byRob Harris
Year in review:The most-read stories by Sydney Morning Herald subscribers in 2019

Year in review:The most-read stories by Sydney Morning Herald subscribers in 2019

Notre-Dame burned. So did NSW. Tragedies played out in suburbs and on a volcanic island. Politics didn't disappoint with barbs,upsets and firsts. Here's what consumed our attention in 2019.

  • byJamie Berry
Hopes fading in New Zealand volcano retrieval mission

Hopes fading in New Zealand volcano retrieval mission

New Zealand authorities say they believe the two bodies that remain missing after a deadly volcanic eruption last week have been washed out to sea and may never be found.

  • byBen McKay
Volcano victims'dignity betrayed as NZ's no-fault system lets tour operators off the hook
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Volcano victims'dignity betrayed as NZ's no-fault system lets tour operators off the hook

Australians killed or injured in the White Island disaster - and their families - will not be entitled to sue any negligent parties as they could in Australia,Britain or Canada.

  • byRod Hodgson
Foreign Minister shows depth of emotion after White Island eruption
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Foreign Minister shows depth of emotion after White Island eruption

Senator Marise Payne's remarks follow a police announcement that Sydney Winona Langford,17,is among two people whose bodies police are yet to find.

  • byNick Bonyhady