It is one of the most active and powerful volcanic systems on Earth, responsible for some of the largest eruptions in history ...

New Zealand's volcanic geological heritage is still quite evident across its landscape today, particularly in the numerous active volcanoes that still dot the country (including the terrifying ...

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

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

The management company of White Island, the site of a volcanic eruption in 2019, was found guilty on one count of breaching New Zealand health and safety law. Five Americans were among the 22 ...