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While authorities are still focused on the response to the tragedy at Whakaari/White Island, Cabinet ministers will have to start turning their attention to what official inquiries may be necessary.

Police say another person has died following the Whakaari / White Island eruption bringing the official toll to 15, with divers this afternoon searching the sea for one of the victims whose body was…

A minute's silence is to be observed on Monday at 2.11pm to honour the victims of the Whakaari / White Island eruption.

When news of Monday's explosion on Whakaari/White Island broke on Monday, The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly called home. 

Police say the plan to recover the bodies from Whakaari / White Island tomorrow morning will take several hours, and still carries a lot of risk. Video

The death toll from the Whakaari / White Island eruption on Monday has risen to eight overnight, and two Australian brothers are among the dead. Audio

Police are not yet able to give a timeframe for recovering bodies from Whakaari/White Island because of the risk of eruption, Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement says. Video

Scientists say another eruption of Whakaari / White Island is still likely - meaning a mission to retrieve bodies on the island can't go ahead.

Whakatāne District Council has announced it is closing public access to a section of wooden wharf used by White Island Tours.

Volcanic activity on White Island has increased significantly from early this morning though the GNS alert status remains at level 3 for now. Video

A professor of Geosciences at Monash University says White Island has been a disaster waiting to happen for many years and it's always been too dangerous for daily tour groups to visit.

The mother of a badly-burned bride says she's livid her daughter and son-in-law were able to tour White Island/Whakaari following warnings of increased volcanic activity in recent weeks.

A strong magnitude 5.3 quake has rattled Gisborne, but there are no reports of damage or tsunami threat, Civil Defence says.

Eight people are missing after the eruption at White Island which left five people dead, and reconnaissance flights show no sign of survivors. Video

Whakaari / White Island is monitored by GNS Science and its GeoNet project. Here's what GNS volcanologists say about the eruption.

Whakaari / White Island is monitored by GNS Science and its GeoNet project. Here's what GNS volcanologists say about the eruption.

A Whakatāne tour guide has been confirmed as among five people who are dead after an eruption at Whakaari / White Island.

Five people are dead, 18 have been rescued and potentially two dozen people are unaccounted for on Whakaari / White Island, after it erupted today. Here's what you need to know. Video

A scientist helping to map the floor of Lake Wanaka says the team involved aim to establish if the town is at risk from a localised earthquake.