The 2019 volcanic explosion on Whakaari/White Island, which killed 22 people touring the crater and severely injured 25, is one of New Zealand's worst disasters.

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Correction: This story has been amended to reflect the conviction that was quashed was against the company, Whakaari Management Limited, and not the Buttle brothers as individuals. The owners of ...

The brothers who owned Whakaari/White Island, who were convicted and ordered to pay millions in connection with a 2019 volcano eruption there, had their decision overturned by the New Zealand High ...

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 ...

The Buttle brothers company’s conviction over the 2019 Whakaari eruption, which killed 22, was quashed. Justice Simon Moore ruled they didn’t manage or control the island, only owned the land.

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 ...

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.

The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, have had their conviction over the disaster thrown out by the country's High Court. Whakaari Management Limited (WML) was ...

The ruling has absolved the company, Whakaari Management, from paying millions of pounds in restitutions to the families of those who died and the two dozen survivors who were seriously injured.