The ruling absolves the company from paying millions of dollars in restitutions to the families of those bereaved in the 2019 explosion on Whakaari, also known as White Island, and two dozen ...

Whakaari Management Limited (WML) was found guilty in 2023 of failing to keep visitors safe and fined just over NZ$1m ($560,000; £445,000). They were also ordered to pay NZ$4.8m in reparation to ...

Feb. 28 (UPI) --New Zealand's High Court on Friday overturned the conviction against Whakaari Management Limited, the owner of the Whakaari/White Island volcano that erupted in 2019, killing dozens.

Whakaari-White Island erupted in December 2019 resulting in the loss of 22 lives and many severe injuries. Further engagement with hapū is needed if a Whakaari memorial space is to be created in ...

Local tourism firms currently offer scenic flight tours of Whakaari Island and many other nearby attractions (including Mount Tarawera, Ruapehu, and the Coromandel Peninsula). The waters ...

Small ash emissions and large steam plumes have been observed at Whakaari/White Island recently. A GNS Science statement said the Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2 and Aviation Colour Code has ...

Nicknamed “Whakaari” by the Maori people ... Indonesia, a land of over 17,000 islands, is dotted with active volcanoes. Mount Bromo, located within Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, is ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe ...

An image provided by visitor Michael Schade shows White Island (Whakaari) volcano, as it erupts, in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 09 December 2019. Photo by Michael Schade/EPA-EFE ...