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new zealand volcano
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said official inquiries into last week’s fatal volcano eruption could take up to a year.
The bodies have been air lifted to Wellington.
The White Island volcano could erupt at any time.
Matthew and Berend Hollander, who were holidaying with their parents, moved to Sydney from Chicago six years ago.
Increasing tremors on a volcanic island in New Zealand have hampered efforts by authorities to recover the bodies of eight people thought to be left on the island.
Erik Thomson grew up close to the volcano in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, and recalled walking "in its very active crater".
The sixth person died in an Auckland hospital overnight.
Five people have died and eight others are missing and feared dead after the White Island tragedy.
“There are 11 Australians that are still unaccounted for.”
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said aerial reconnaissance flights had shown no signs of life.