WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand judge will decide whether the owners of an island volcano suffered a miscarriage of justice when their company was convicted of 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 Feb. 28 (UPI) ...

Whakaari/White Island's volcanic alert level was raised to level 3 on April 17, 2025, due to a gradual increase in eruptive activity, including more frequent ash emissions and intermittent explosive ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, launched an appeal on Tuesday against their criminal conviction for violating safety ...

On December 9, 2019, 47 unsuspecting tourists and tour guides were on Whakaari / White Island when its active volcano erupted. Closest to the crater were the Browitt family; daughters Stephanie and ...

There were families on holiday. A honeymooning couple. All there to see one thing: the uninhabited moonscape of New Zealand’s most active volcano, White Island. It’s a private island around 48 ...

WorkSafe New Zealand filed charges on November 30 against 13 parties in relation to the Whakaari/White Island volcanic eruption. The WorkSafe agency is New Zealand’s primary workplace health and ...

The GeoNet agency, which monitors volcanoes and earthquakes in New Zealand, had raised the alert level on White Island on Nov. 18 from 1 to 2 on a scale where 5 represents a major eruption, noting an ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - New Zealand's workplace regulator has filed charges against 13 parties following an investigation into a volcanic eruption on White Island in 2019 which killed 22 people ...

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.