Police, rescue and military aircraft have made repeated flights over New Zealand's White Island, but they have observed no signs of life in the hours after the volcano erupted

Several people are missing and feared dead on New Zealand's White Island after the volcano erupted - sending debris raining down and a plume of ash into the sky - while hikers were inside its crater

A number of people are said to have been on the island at the time of the eruption but investigators have been unable to search due to it being unsafe.

Dramatic footage shows panic on a tour boat where a man repeatedly yells "go inside" as a volcano on New Zealand's White Island erupts and sends a giant ash cloud billowing over the water

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - New Zealand police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption that killed at least five people, injured up to 20 and left an unknown number unaccounted for.

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - New Zealand police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption that killed at least five people, injured up to 20 and left an unknown number unaccounted for.