
Son tells of 'long road ahead' for parents with 50% burns
Aussie couple Nick and Marion London potentially face months of recovery in hospital.
Aussie couple Nick and Marion London potentially face months of recovery in hospital.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars pledged to the White Island injured and their families.
Six bodies recovered, as police dive squad will continue search.
"NZ is behind you. Get well and get back to doing what you love."
'Safety should be a fluid thing and you should always be looking for ways to improve it.'
Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement told media: "We have a plan."
7 patients have been flown to Sydney or Melbourne, with another 6 to be transferred today.
'At no time in the last two years has the risk of further eruption been greater.'
Police are considering a range of recovery options.
Eleven men were killed by volcanic torrent 100 years ago at sulphur-mining island.
Injured couple Lauren Urey and her husband Mathew Urey were married in October.
Professor of tourism says NZ has its fair share of accidents in the sector.
The question is when, with the risk of another eruption having increased.
Fears remain that efforts to retrieve bodies from White Island will be delayed.
"People had to make a decision as to where they would go and who they would be with."
"They went far beyond what could be expected of anyone," Lachie Storey said.
Whakatāne's longest-serving councillor George Johnston has died at 83.
Five confirmed dead, eight missing, 31 in hospital after White Island volcano erupts.
Adelaide woman Lisa Hosking located in a Hamilton hospital, suffering from severe burns.
"The mood has changed dramatically." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
"The risks were huge and arguably would be impossible to protect against."
Up to 50 people were around or on Whakaari/White Island at the time of the eruption.
Family and workmates at Te Manuka Tutahi Marae. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Yesterday's blow would've given people on White Island as little as seconds of warning.
Questions being asked over why tourists were allowed at White Island amid elevated risk.
Monday's eruption came after a decade of drama at White Island - NZ's angriest volcano.
Former Whakatane mayor has slammed the health and safety regulations.
Worried families have posted details of their loved ones online.
One woman's awful wait for news at the Whakatāne Wharf.