'Kills me inside': White Island volcano survivor's last family photos

A White Island volcano survivor has shared heart-wrenching photos a year after the disaster killed 14 Australians, including her sister and dad.

Stephanie Browitt was with her sister Krystal and dad Paul when their Ovation of the Seas cruise stopped at White Island/Whakaari off the coast of New Zealand on December 9 last year.

Stephanie, 24, on Saturday shared a series of photos from a few nights before the deadly volcano eruption when the Melbourne family “had no idea what was to come”.

“One year ago today on what we thought was just another night on our end of year family cruise we enjoy,” her post of photos from an Alice in Wonderland themed night read.

“It’s been extremely hard and painful to look back at these knowing we had no idea what was to come. Cruel is all I can think of.

“We were enjoying ourselves so much at the different restaurants, especially this magical one based off of Alice in Wonderland.

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“To think we had no idea absolutely kills me inside, I just wish I could go back in time and make the most of our precious time that we had before everything happened.

“In all seriousness, please enjoy every moment with your [loved] ones. Make new memories and love every moment.”

Thirteen charged over White Island tragedy

Thirteen parties have been charged over the deaths of 22 people during the volcanic eruption on the New Zealand island in 2019.

The charges by New Zealand's workplace safety watchdog follow a major probe into the eruption of the Whakaari volcano.

The blast happened as tours to White Island were taking place despite warnings of a heightened risk of eruption.

"This deeply tragic event was unexpected. That does not mean it was unforeseeable," WorkSafe NZ chief executive Phil Parkes said.

"There were 47 people on the island at the time of the eruption, all of whom suffered serious injuries and trauma."

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