A tour guide who dragged people off Whakaari/White Island in suffocating conditions is being hailed as a hero.
White Island Tours manager Paul Kingi had just left the island with his tour group when the volcano erupted shortly after 2pm on Monday.
Mr Kingi talked to friend and former employer Rick Pollock, who used to run a charter boat, about what happened.
Mr Pollock spoke to RNZ reporter Matthew Theunissen about Mr Kingi's incredible actions in the most challenging and tragic of conditions.
