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WorkSafe sought more funding for Whakaari prosecutions just prior to trial
WorkSafe alerted officials that it was running out of money to fund its prosecution over the deadly Whakaari/White Island disaster a month before the trial began last year.
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Whakaari owners apologise 'unreservedly' to eruption victims
4 Mar 2024The apology says the three Buttle brothers feel tremendous weight from what occurred - but have no insurance to fund reparations.
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White Island Tours cannot afford fines, 'likely' to go into liquidation
4 Mar 2024Victims of the eruption will receive $5m reparations, paid for by insurance, but the tour company has no funds to cover its $517k fine, lawyer says.
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Sentencing 'bittersweet' for brother of killed guide - 'It doesn't bring anybody home'
1 Mar 2024Whakaari eruption victims and their families will receive $10m in reparations, but pointing blame doesn't make it any easier, Mark Inman says. Audio
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Whakaari eruption victims awarded $10m in reparations
1 Mar 2024Judge allocates each individual $250,000, but says some victims may get more.
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Whakaari / White Island parties face sentence
1 Mar 2024Companies convicted of health and safety failings in the lead up to the Whakaari / White Island eruption will be sentenced in the Auckland District Court today.
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Pain of son's death at Whakaari 'never goes away'
26 Feb 2024Family of 23-year-old tour guide Tipene Maangi broke down in tears as they spoke in court.
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Whakaari survivors to tell of life-changing effects of tragedy
26 Feb 2024Survivors of the Whakaari White Island disaster will give accounts of how the tragedy forever changed their lives, when the sentencing of companies guilty of safety failings starts today.
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Dismissed charge against NEMA erodes charge against GNS - law lecturer
9 May 2022A law lecturer says the failure of one of the Whakaari White island tragedy prosecutions erodes another charge against a government agency.
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Whakaari eruption: Charge against National Emergency Management Agency dismissed
4 May 2022A charge accusing the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of health and safety breaches leading up to the Whakaari/White Island tragedy has been dismissed.
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Whakaari eruption two years on: Iwi shares karakia in memory of victims
9 Dec 2021The Whakatāne community is gathering for a special ceremony to mark two years since the Whakaari / White Island eruption.
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Whakaari / White Island court case: Most defendants not ready to enter pleas
3 Jun 2021Most of the defendants accused of health and safety breaches in the lead-up to the deadly Whakaari eruption are not yet in a position to enter pleas, a court has been told.
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WorkSafe Whakaari investigation cost $5.5m
18 Mar 2021It included 27 staff members at its peak, including four investigations managers and 16 investigations inspectors. The investigation team also included specialist, legal and support staff.
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Minor steam explosions of Whakaari but no change in volcanic alert level
19 Feb 2021A series of short-lived, low-energy steam explosions have occurred on Whakaari following a small increase in volcanic tremor levels.
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Whakaari eruption: Royal Caribbean action aims to stop survivors' lawsuits
24 Dec 2020Royal Caribbean has reportedly launched legal action against some survivors of the deadly Whakaari eruption.
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Whakaari one year on: Maisey Rika's moving waiata
9 Dec 2020Award-winning singer Maisey Rika along with Te Rina and Erica Ransfield shared this waiata with us to mark the one year anniversary of te pahū o Whakaari.
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Whakaari: 'What do you say when you lose a son'
9 Dec 2020As soon as the rāhui on Whakaari was lifted, Hayden Marshall-Inman's father went out fishing. It was as if Hayden put the huge fish on the end of the rod for his father. Audio
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Whakaari victims: 'We're not great, but we're grateful'
9 Dec 2020Victims of the Whakaari eruption have paid tribute to their tour guides, medical staff and first responders thanking them for their survival.
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Whakaari: White Island Tours worker still reeling from friends' deaths
9 Dec 2020A White Island Tours worker who stayed home sick on the day of the eruption is still grappling with survivor's guilt and trauma one year on.
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'One year on we still don't have Hayden back' - eruption victims remembered
9 Dec 2020At 2.11pm, it will be exactly one year since Whakaari erupted, coughing up acidic sludge, ash and noxious gasses.
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'Share the love': Whakatāne community on healing after Whakaari eruption
9 Dec 2020A Whakatāne local says the town will never forget the Whakaari /White Island eruption, but the community is looking for the positives following the tragedy. Audio
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'I hadn't eaten, slept': NZDF commander recalls Whakaari operation
8 Dec 2020The man in charge of sending Defence Force officers onto Whakaari / White Island after the eruption has spoken of the stress and the sleepless night before the high-risk mission.
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Whakaari eruption impact 'massive financially, emotionally' - Ngāti Awa
8 Dec 2020Ngāti Awa has taken a massive financial hit since the closure of the White Island Tours, but helping the community heal from the tragedy remains its priority.
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Whakaari / White Island response: 'The burns that kept on burning'
7 Dec 2020The Whakaari / White Island eruption prompted a massive nationwide health response, ranging from ambulance officers on the ground to the country's top burns surgeons.
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Future of Whakaari / White Island tourism debated
7 Dec 2020'Explore an active volcano!' the brochures advertising trips to Whakaari / White Island said - but should tourists have been allowed there in the first place, and should they be allowed back?
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