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Flight alerts over Tonga's volcano ash

Large ash cloud from a volcano in Tonga is affecting flights in the region, with aviation authorities issuing an alert.

Marshmallows over a volcano

Kiwi Simon Turner took toasting marshmallows to the extreme this week when he threw his rod out over an active lava lake inside Marcum Crater in Ambrym, Vanuatu.

Marshmallows roasting on an open fire

Videographer Bradley Ambrose films colleague Simon Turner having a beer and roasting a marshmallow at Marcum Crater in Ambrym, Vanuatu. As you do.

Runners and walkers take on Tussock Traverse

Kerry Suter offsets his sedentary IT professional lifestyle with as much running as the day allows.

Editorial: Ending vehicle access plus for volcano visits

At first blush the proposal to ban cars from the summits of Auckland's volcanoes seems outrageous; on reflection, not so bad.

Volcano could leave Japan 'extinct'

Japan could be wiped off the face of the earth by a massive volcanic eruption some time in the next century, killing almost all of its 127m inhabitants, a new study says.

30 people found near peak believed dead

Rescue workers have found 30 or more people unconscious and believed to be dead near the peak of an erupting volcano in central Japan.

Maori names for volcanic cones

Many of Auckland's volcanic cones, including those at the Domain and Mt Smart, have gained official Maori names under a Treaty of Waitangi settlement.

Earth's violent volcanic past preserved in Antarctic ice sheet

Some of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the last 2,000 years have left their indelible mark deep within the pristine ice sheet of the Antarctic, a study has found.

Flights resume as cloud clears

Eruption in Indonesia hits Darwin flights

Darwin remains cut off from all air services and flights from Australia to Bali are being affected as three separate ash plumes billow from an Indonesian volcano.

Volcanic ash cloud spreads south

A vast ash cloud spewing from an Indonesian volcano has already shut Darwin Airport and is spreading south towards Alice Springs, an expert says.

Auckland: Mangere a boiling cauldron

With over 10 volcanic craters and cones, Mangere is packed with adventures, writes Diana Clement.

Five of the best Auckland volcanoes

We've picked five volcanoes from the more than 50 in the Auckland Volcanic Field.

Using the past to predict future lava flows

A look into how some of New Zealand's biggest volcanoes erupted hundreds of years ago could help predict lava flows for future eruptions.

Global warming 'pause' link

The impact of volcanic eruptions on global warming could provide a new explanation for the so-called “pause” used by sceptics to deny climate change, scientists say.