READ MORE: Survivors of New Zealand's deadly White Island volcano eruption to testify after ... The specific reparation sums awarded to victims and the families of those who died was suppressed ...

Ardern said that official inquiries into last week's fatal volcano eruption ... remain in hospitals in New Zealand and Australia, many in critical condition with severe burn injuries.

[Image: Getty Images]. Around 1.2 million square centimetres of skin is being shipped from the US to New Zealand to treat victims of the volcano eruption which has left dozens with horrific burns.

NEW ZEALAND military specialists had to wear protective gear to survive the toxic gasses spewing from the small - but deadly - volcanic White Island while recovering the bodies of those who perish ...