Danger ahead: White Island volcano ruling could reshape adventure tourism in New Zealand
One expert says tougher regulations will have ‘enormous implications’ for the industry in a country that promotes itself as the adventure capital of the world
October 2023
White Island volcano eruption: Whakaari Management found guilty of ‘astonishing’ safety failures
New Zealand judge Evangelos Thomas criticised failures of safety audits given ‘obvious risks’ that led to 2019 fatal eruption
September 2023
Owners of New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted deny responsibility for visitor safety
White Island/Whakaari volcano exploded in 2019, prompting debate over natural hazard tourism
Whakaari White Island eruption: negligence charges dropped against two tourism agencies
Two of six defendants successfully applied on Tuesday to have charges over alleged workplace health and safety breaches dropped
New Zealand judge dismisses charges against White Island volcano owners
Individual charges against Andrew, James and Peter Buttle dropped, though their company still faces charges over deadly eruption
August 2023
White Island volcano trial: court hears from land owners accused of safety failures
One of three brothers who own the island and run tourist operation there tells court ‘what happened was a shock to everybody’
July 2023
White Island volcano: Australian survivor shares pain of leaving family after eruption as trial continues
White Island trial: Australian witness says no warnings were given ahead of deadly volcano eruption
Couple who survived White Island volcano tell court they weren’t warned of danger
Volcano tourist disaster trial hears White Island owners put profits before safety
December 2021
White Island anniversary passes quietly, with healing – and reckoning
Two years ago New Zealand’s Whakaari volcano eruption killed 22 people and changed the lives of many others forever
June 2021
Royal Caribbean fails to stop US lawsuit by Australian survivors of White Island volcano
Australia’s federal court rules Marie and Stephanie Browitt, who lost family in the 2019 eruption, can sue the cruise liner in Florida
December 2020
Royal Caribbean takes legal action against survivors of New Zealand's White Island volcano disaster
White Island volcano: Ardern urged to help rescue pilots facing charges
White Island volcano anniversary: Ardern leads nation in mourning tourists who died
'We are lost without you': White Island volcano victims remembered, one year on
November 2020
White Island volcano: New Zealand authorities charge 13 parties over disaster
Ten parties charged under health and safety laws and three charged as directors or individuals over Whakaari explosion which killed 22
July 2020
New Zealand scientists invent volcano warning system
Researchers claim system could save lives in situations like the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019, which killed 21 people
February 2020
White Island volcano survivor out of coma and told of deaths of husband and daughter
Australian victim Lisa Dallow awake in a serious but stable condition two months after New Zealand volcano erupted
January 2020
Family of couple who died in New Zealand's volcano tragedy criticises tour operators
Relative of ‘Paul’ and ‘Mary’ Singh questions whether more extensive safety measures should have been taken for White Island tour
