Auckland, New Zealand. A maverick scientist who is convinced that an eruption is only days away from destroying the city struggles to convince his skeptical colleagues to raise the alarm. As the eruption draws closer, his daughter tries to keep their family from imploding, while his ambitious wife battles her own demons.
Meanwhile, residents of the city struggle with their own personal crises as they start to evacuate. A Chinese couple tests their luck; two runaway brothers leave their hospitalised mother in a state of panic; and a lifeline is provided by a pair of irreverent talkback hosts.
As the volcano bursts to the surface, each of these characters must make a decision -- stay or go? Is it already too late to run?
Produced by Gibson Group for TV3