Kelsey Waghorn has revealed in her new book - Surviving White Island - how she had an earlier near-death experience after a tour boat exploded in flames off the Bay of Plenty coastline. Kelsey Waghorn survived the boat inferno, and jumping into the sea, only to later almost lose her life in the Whakaari/White Island eruption. Kelsey Waghorn almost lost her life in the Whakaari/White Island volcanic eruption. >> Surviving White Island, by Kelsey Waghorn, is published by HarperCollins and has a RRP of $39.99. He has covered the Whakaari/White Island tragedy, and its ongoing impacts, at length.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 27, 2026 03:04 UTC