New Zealand, Whakaari / White Island and the eruption

New Zealand drops conviction against Whakaari/White Island volcano management
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 Court on Friday.
Judge overthrows conviction of owners of New Zealand island where 22 died in volcanic eruption
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 overturned by a judge on Friday.
New Zealand volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption overturned
Most of the 47 people on the island during the eruption were US and Australian cruise ship passengers on a walking tour, along with their local guides.
Volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption thrown out
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 found guilty in 2023 of failing to keep visitors safe and fined just over NZ$1m ($560,
Whakaari White Island volcano owners cleared over deadly eruption liability
New Zealand's High Court has overthrown a conviction handed to the owners of the offshore volcano Whakaari which erupted in 2019.
Volcano owners cleared over 2019 NZ eruption liability
An NZ court has quashed a conviction and multimillion-dollar payments for the owners of White Island, which killed 22 people in a 2019 eruption.
Convictions of island owners where 22 died in eruption overturned
The ruling absolves the company from paying millions of dollars in restitution to the families of those who died.
Criminal conviction thrown out for owners of New Zealand island volcano where 22 died in an eruption
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an ...
Mount Taranaki in New Zealand Is Legally Declared a Person
Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move places the mountain back into the hands of the Māori tribe, who see the ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand's North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. The legal ...
The tool for forecasting volcanic eruptions
The seismic tools were the same as those used to measure earthquakes, Ardid said, but near a volcano the recorded shaking ...
NZ volcano owners cleared over 2019 eruption liability
New Zealand's High Court has quashed a conviction and multimillion-dollar payments from the owners of the offshore volcano ...