28 August 2025
It says the eruption started at 10:15 this morning and produced a plume of smoke containing minor amounts of volcanic ash.

The Volcanic Alert Level remains at level 2 and the Aviation Colour Code remains yellow.

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28 Aug: It has been revealed a young German woman killed in an Auckland workplace accident was crushed to death by a 330 kilogram metal gate

27 Aug: Suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman stripped of gun licence prior to police shooting

27 Aug: Warnings of delays on Wellington's transmission Gully following a two-vehicle crash

27 Aug: Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning

27 Aug: People going fishing are being urged to wear a lifejacket, even if they're fishing off rocks

26 Aug: The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened

26 Aug: A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board

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Law and Order:
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