14th September 2026 Coroner / WhakaariPhase 2 of the coronial inquiry into the Whakaari/White Island eruption begins today at Auckland’s Newmarket Hearing Centre today.
17th August 2026 Coroner / DOCThe Department of Conservation has reviewed the timing of safety marker inspections on Mt Aicken in Arthur’s Pass National Park following a coroner’s findings into the death of a tramper in 2021.
3rd October 2025 Coroner / WhakaariThe first phase of the coronial inquest into the 2019 Whakaari White Island disaster, in which 22 people died and 25 were injured, begins today at the Whakatāne District Court.
2nd October 2025 Coroner / WhakaariThe coronial inquest into the fatal 2019 Whakaari White Island eruption will open in the Whakatāne District Court on Friday.
27th August 2025 Coroner / PoliceA man critically injured at Muriwai Beach on Auckland’s west coast on Saturday has died in hospital.
