The volcano is located in the Bay of Plenty, about 48km (29 miles) from the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard information site, says White Island ...

Yosef said volcanic material was thrown up to 3.7 miles from the volcano's crater, blanketing nearby villages and towns with tons of volcanic debris and forcing residents to flee. Rescuers were ...

An island volcano erupted while tourists were visiting on Monday in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. By Tuesday, six people were confirmed dead. Eight others were feared to have died and about 30 have ...

A monk, watching from a safe distance, observed seven "streams of lava" shooting out from the volcano's southwestern flank and flowing toward the Bay of Naples. These lava streams were actually ...

Parts of the bay were pushed up by more than a yard. Even so, no eruption took place. But the volcano's warning signs were enough for the people of Rabaul to put into place the three components of ...