Over the years, my hopes of visiting Aotearoa — “the land of the long White Cloud,” as the Maori called their enchanted domain — slowly evaporated. So, imagine my delight ...

New Zealand officials have raised the alert code for the offshore volcano Whakaari/White Island, which is emitting large ...

Being in Port Vila has underlined the scale of the challenge that Vanuatu faces in recovering from the December earthquake,” ...

The Central Weather Administration measured the earthquake at 5.8 magnitude. The shaking in Taipei lasted only a few seconds.

A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP ... after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a depth of ...

“Never felt an earthquake go for that long.” Tonga is a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of just over 100,000 people, most of whom live on the main island of Tongatapu. It ...

New Zealand (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific island country ...