New ZealandUnrest at Taupō: Supervolcano rumbles on after recent 4.4 quakeScientists keeping the official alert level of NZ's famous supervolcano slightly raised.07 Mar 01:15 AM
New ZealandVolcanic unrest: More than 20 aftershocks following Taupō quakeGeoNet also noticed a small signal on newly installed tsunami sensors.06 Mar 10:35 PM
TravelTonga resorts open to guests, volcano's scars still visibleSouth Pacific islands are idyllic as ever, but evidence of volcanic eruption is sobering.24 Feb 06:59 PM
New ZealandGNS wants separate Whakaari/White Island trialA judge is deliberating whether GNS Science should be tried alone.09 Feb 06:37 AM
TalanoaUnderwater volcano in Vanuatu eruptsAn active underwater volcano has erupted in Vanuatu shooting plumes of ash into the sky.01 Feb 04:10 AM
New ZealandRumbles at unsettled Taupō supervolcano may drag on into 2023 - scientistNZ's best-known super-volcano's eight-month stretch of unrest may rumble on into 2023.31 Jan 02:05 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Awesome impacts from Tongan eruptionOPINION: Our editorial on the lasting effects from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai blast.16 Jan 04:00 PM
TalanoaA year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so violent. It’s a wake-up call to watch other submarine volcanoesScientists ask, was this a new type of eruption?13 Jan 02:13 AM
World'Lava waves': Hawaii volcano eruption continues but alert level loweredKilauea began erupting this week inside its summit crater.06 Jan 09:45 PM
New ZealandFire and ice: Five big questions Kiwi researchers want to answerCan cannabinoids treat pain? Where do our eels spawn? We highlight five new Kiwi studies.04 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandFamilies of Whakaari eruption victims return to island three years onA group of nearly 20 people have ventured onto the crater.16 Dec 05:44 AM
WorldIndonesia’s Mt Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridgeHighest volcano on Indonesia's most densely populated island has erupted.05 Dec 09:22 AM
WorldMauna Loa eruption: Lava oozes towards main highwayWorld's largest active volcano will overwhelm major road within days.01 Dec 06:11 PM
WorldA flare and a spare: Hawaii volcano visitors see 2 eruptionsThe first eruption in 38 years of Mauna Loa is drawing big crowds to Hawaii.30 Nov 08:35 PM
WorldExplainer: What hazards are posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?Why the world's largest active volcano has erupted into action after 40 quiet years.29 Nov 06:16 PM
WorldFor the lava God! World’s largest active volcano eruptsHawaiian giant spews ash and debris for the first time in four decades.28 Nov 05:57 PM
Talanoa'It was like a shotgun blast directly into the sky' - NIWA marine geologistThe Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano is the largest eruption ever recorded on Earth.21 Nov 12:56 AM
New ZealandNZ scientists to recreate Tonga's monster eruptionNZ scientists are learning how January's big blow in Tonga started - by reconstructing it.13 Nov 03:20 AM
New ZealandWhakaari owners to face trial next year over fatal volcanic eruptionOwners of White Island claim they did try to ensure the safety of others on the island.18 Oct 04:26 AM
TalanoaBaby island emerges in Pacific after Tonga underwater volcano eruptsA new 'baby' island has been spotted in the middle of the ocean near Tonga.26 Sep 04:32 AM
WorldTonga volcano eruption could warm the EarthHunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai blast shot millions of tons of water vapour into the atmosphere.22 Sep 06:32 PM
TalanoaHuge Tongan volcano reveals special atmospheric waveThe atmospheric wave, theorised but never proven, has eluded detection for 85 years.21 Sep 01:28 AM
WorldAfterglow from eruption creating multi-coloured twilight above frozen continentAfterglow from eruption creating multi-coloured twilight above frozen continent.17 Jul 05:32 AM
New ZealandWill scientists be able to pick NZ's future eruptions?The Whakaari tragedy showed eruptions can happen any time. Can NZ better forecast them?26 Jun 12:21 AM
TalanoaDeadly Tongan volcano unlikely to erupt in near futureThe eruption last year generated forces 500 times bigger than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.23 May 08:50 PM
New ZealandVolcanic unrest: More than 80 earthquakes recorded under Lake Taupō in three weeksAccording to GeoNet, earthquake swarms are common in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.20 May 09:00 PM
TalanoaTonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption: What a Kiwi volcanologist discoveredWhat we know about the Tongan volcano eruption and tsunami four months on.15 May 11:35 PM
New Zealand'We cannot be held responsible': Decision made on NEMA charges in Whakaari caseWorkSafe charges against the National Emergency Management Agency have been dismissed.03 May 10:44 PM
New ZealandMt Ruapehu has strongest tremor in 20 yearsA period of heightened unrest continues for Mt Ruapehu.02 May 09:16 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNational Emergency Management Agency's legal challengeThe agency has sought a discharge without conviction.29 Apr 12:56 AM
New ZealandHow hidden seismic cues could tip off the next big blowCould hidden seismic signals be the key to predicting New Zealand's next big eruption?20 Apr 09:00 AM
Environment'Pressure could be building': Mt Ruapehu in longest period of unrest in 20 yearsElevated volcanic unrest has been sustained at Mt Ruapehu for four weeks.19 Apr 09:00 AM
EnvironmentVolcanic unrest elevated at Mt Ruapehu as scientists monitor tremorsMt Ruapehu has been subject to elevated tremors for weeks, but eruption not expected.12 Apr 03:21 AM
New ZealandTemperatures at Mt Ruapehu crater lake continue to riseOver the past eight days, the temperature has risen further from 32C to 36C.05 Apr 04:50 AM
