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.