White Island Tours declares insolvency, liquidators appointed
Company struggled to raise money to pay a fine after eruption tragedy.
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Volcanic unrest continues at Whakaari/White Island
The volcano continues to emit elevated levels of magmatic gas, GeoNet says.
Experts fly over Whakaari/White Island amid volcanic activity
There has been a string of eruptions there in recent days.
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Whakaari/White Island may be moving into ‘eruptive episode’ - GNS
GNS Science says the initial eruption happened about 8.20am yesterday.
Whakaari/White Island: Boaties told to avoid area after minor eruption
GNS Science says the eruption happened about 8.20am.
'Verifiable nightmare': White Island survivors battled horror 387C heat
Court documents reveal US tourists' battle for survival as Whakaari/White Island erupted.
White Island victims' multimillion-dollar civil claim heads to mediation
Victims' lawyer says no amount of money will erase the pain inflicted by the tragedy.
Whakaari: Island's owners say they have no insurance to fund victims' reparations
Twenty-two people died and 25 others were injured when the island erupted in 2019.
Whakaari/White Island: Tour company cannot afford $517k fine, likely to close
Twenty-two people died and 25 others were injured when the island erupted in 2019.
'Bittersweet': Brother of killed Whakaari guide speaks out after verdict
'No matter what way you look at it, it doesn’t bring anybody home.'
Whakaari eruptions victims awarded more than $10m in reparations
Twenty-two people died in the eruption and 25 others were injured in 2019.
GNS Science pushes for lower fine over Whakaari failings
The sentencing hearing will return for the judge’s decision this afternoon.
Whakaari tour companies maintain they were misled by WorkSafe, other govt agencies
Research institute GNS Science will be sentenced separately today.
Whakaari defendant seeks up to 55pc reduction in fine for guilty plea
Court hears more from the victims, families and lawyers at the second day of sentencing.
Whakaari eruption victims’ families - ‘I feel like a victim of negligence’
Richard Elzer's family speak at the Auckland District Court sentencing.
Pain of son's death at Whakaari 'never goes away'
Family of 23-year-old tour guide broke down in tears as they spoke in court.
Whakaari survivors to tell of life-changing effects of tragedy
Sentencing of companies guilty of safety failings starts today.
Opinion: Finger pointed back at WorkSafe in Whakaari/White Island case
Opinion: 'How has WorkSafe been held to account?'
White Island tragedy will change the way adventure tourism works in NZ
Whakaari Management Limited has been found guilty of breaching workplace safety laws.
White Island eruption: Company likely to be fined millions for tragedy
Fines for the White Island disaster are likely to be in the millions.
White Island trial ends, house prices up 1.7% and brewers face tough times | Focus Morning Bulletin November 1, 2023
Whakaari Management Ltd found guilty on health and safety charge, window of opportunity for first-home buyers starting to close and Deep Creek in liquidation as industry hit by excise increases. Video / NZ Herald
'Major failure': Whakaari owners found guilty of one charge relating to fatal eruption
The December 2019 eruption killed 22 people.
Tsunami, ashfall and pyroclastic flows: BoP volcanoes subject of new study
Scientists head out to Mayor and White islands on RV Tangaroa tomorrow.
Pike River families call for political unity on corporate manslaughter law
Calls come after Whakaari/White Island charges were dismissed.
WorkSafe, Whakaari Management at odds over duties of land-owners
WorkSafe says the company should have questioned if the island was safe.
Charges against two booking agents dismissed in Whakaari / White Island trial
Thirteen parties were originally charged by WorkSafe in November 2020.
Charges dismissed for Whakaari / White Island owners
The owners of White Island were accused of health and safety failures before eruption.
WorkSafe failed to probe individual roles of Whakaari owners, lawyer says
The owners are again applying for the charges against them to be dismissed.
Whakaari White Island owners unable to answer whether they owed duty to victims
'There is no way you can respond sensibly to the scale of that disaster.'
Whakaari/White Island owners relied on GNS Science to monitor and manage island
The judge-alone trial resumed on Wednesday.
Whakaari trial: ‘I would have recommended that tours could not proceed’
It is the fourth week of a trial at the District Court in Auckland.
Tour company paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Whakaari access
Multiple helicopter companies also paid fees to conduct tours of the island.
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