2nd October 2026 Inquest / WhakaariTourists should not be taken onto Whakaari because steam-driven eruptions can occur with little or no warning, a court-appointed expert says.
1st October 2026 Inquest / WhakaariWhite Island Tours interpreted a GNS Science bulletin issued six days before the fatal Whakaari / White Island eruption as reassurance that its tours could continue.
29th September 2026 Inquest / Whakaari / White Island ToursPaul Quinn says the safety watchdog should have been the “first cab off the rank” for prosecution after the deadly eruption.
25th September 2026 Inquest / WhakaariA former Whakaari / White Island tour operator says he probably would not have continued taking tours after a 2016 eruption had he understood then what he knows now.
24th September 2026 Inquest / Whakaari“With the benefit of hindsight, we got that wrong,” says Tim Barrow, who was director and chief pilot at Volcanic Air Safaris.
12th November 2025 Inquest / Kahu / WhakaariKahu NZ owner Mark Law went against a direction to transport victims to an airfield.
11th November 2025 Inquest / Kahu / WhakaariKahu NZ owner Mark Law says there was no official back-up or support for pilots who flew out immediately to rescue people.
13th October 2025 Inquest / WhakaariThree survivors of the Whakaari White Island disaster did not understand the risks of going on to the island when they went there on 9 December 2019.
10th October 2025 Inquest / WhakaariVisitors were not told of the risk of eruption nor asked to sign waivers, says a survivor.
6th October 2025 Inquest / WhakaariSurvivors and people who lost loved ones in the Whakaari White Island tragedy have urged the government to take control of the island and not allow members of the public on there again.
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