Authorities in New Zealand have called off the search for two bodies they believe were washed out to sea after the White Island eruption.

A Co Wexford woman is among the survivors of a volcano eruption in New Zealand that claimed the lives of six people.

A volcano off the New Zealand coast has erupted with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving eight missing feared dead, authorities said.