17 Dec 2019

Marise Payne praises NZ response to Whakaari eruption

From Checkpoint, 5:14 pm on 17 December 2019

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne has spoken highly of New Zealand's response to the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption.

Ten Australians are among those formally identified fatalities - one remains missing, presumed dead.

Since the eruption, 12 Australians have been medically evacuated - one of those patients has since died.

Three Australian permanent residents have died in New Zealand hospitals and one has also been medically evacuated.