One more person has died from injuries suffered from last month's White Island volcano eruption, taking the death toll to 21.
In a statement, New Zealand police said the identity of the deceased will be released after family members have been informed.
Out of the official tally, 18 people have died in New Zealand and two in hospitals in Australia.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had earlier announced that official inquiries into the eruption will take up to a year.
At least 5 people killed in fire in Antwerp apartment block
At least five people were killed in a fire in a 10-storey apartment building in the Belgian city of Antwerp on Wednesday, police said.
Three people die in Mexico World Cup celebrations as fans crowd streets
Three people died from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital's health secretariat said in the early hours of Wednesday.
US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart
The US and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.
After Venezuela quakes, citizens lead rescues amid military theft accusations
Venezuelans have been stepping up to speed up rescue operations as the search for survivors and victims of back-to-back earthquakes enters the eighth day.
Two dead after wildfire guts house in northern Greece
Two people died after a wildfire gutted a house in a forested settlement in northern Greece, the fire brigade said.
Afghanistan launches airstrikes on IS targets on border with Pakistan
Afghanistan's Taliban has carried out airstrikes targeting ISIS centre in Pakistan's border province of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, as tensions between the two countries further escalate.
Bangladesh warns of dengue surge as weather aids spread
Bangladesh could face a sharp increase in dengue infections over the next two months, health experts warned, as wet weather and inadequate mosquito control spur a wider outbreak.
Fourteen children killed in Pakistan after tutoring centre roof collapses
Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence investigation.
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