Mar 1, 2024 · The trial over the deadly White Island eruption has ended with the final defendant, Whakaari Management Limited, handed the court's verdict in Auckland. Worksafe NZ originally charged 13 parties ...

Nov 14, 2023 · WorkSafe's lengthy investigation and trial over health and safety failings in the lead up to the 2019 Whakaari White Island eruption cost almost $16 million. The agency initially charged 13 parties following its investigation, after the disaster killed 22 …

Jul 31, 2023 · A risk management expert has told a court it was not safe to operate any tours on Whakaari White Island - but the fact it is the country's most active volcano was used as a selling point.

Jul 26, 2023 · An internationally renowned expert volcanologist has told the White Island trial that by his calculations tours to the island presented a one in 20 chance of a "mass casualty event".

Jul 27, 2023 · White Island Tours told a court it paid $500,000 a year for access to Whakaari - and helicopter companies also paid to conduct tours on the island.

Jul 14, 2023 · Survivors of one of New Zealand’s worst natural disasters have described the searing pain of being lashed by burning sand, ash and rocks during a volcanic eruption on Whakaari or White Island in...

Aug 25, 2023 · For the first time, the criminal trial into the Whakaari White Island disaster has heard evidence from the three brothers who own the volcano. The court has also heard the story about how a deal done in 1936 saw New Zealand's most active volcano become a private asset passed down through generations of the Buttle family.

Jun 19, 2023 · Survivors of a volcanic eruption that killed 22 cruise ship passengers, including 14 Australians, off the coast of New Zealand have succeeded in having back-up legal action in Australia delayed until a Florida court case is decided.

Jul 7, 2023 · Whakaari, aka White Island volcano's eruption, resulted in multiple deaths. The government filed charges for the casualties, and here's why. The volcanic eruption killed 22 individuals on White...

On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted. [3] The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time.