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.
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.
9th March 2026 Volcanic Air / WhakaariThe liquidation of scenic air operator Volcanic Air Safaris Limited has finished and liquidators are preparing to deregister the business from the New Zealand Companies Office.
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.
16th October 2025 Whakaari / White Island ToursA waiver signed by some people who took boat trips with White Island Tours to Whakaari White Island has been released to the coronial inquest into the eruption that killed 22 people on 9 December 2019.
15th October 2025 Whakaari / White Island ToursThe manager says he did not have the expertise to fully understand the risks ahead of the deadly 2019 eruption.
14th October 2025 Whakaari / White Island ToursA White Island Tours crew member was concerned about going to the island on the day it erupted.
