Whakaari/White Island owners appealing criminal conviction
The owners feel they were "wrongly charged" over the deadly eruption, lawyer says.
Source: rnz.co.nz
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Whakaari/White Island tragedy: Civil claim between survivors and cruise company going to mediation
A multimillion-dollar legal suit taken by several families affected by the Whaakari/White Island tragedy could be settled out of court as early as next...
Source: nzherald.co.nz
New Zealand court orders millions in fines and compensation over deadly volcanic eruption
A New Zealand court on Friday ordered the tour booking agents and managers of an island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people to pay survivors more than NZ$10 million ($6.1 million) and fined them around NZ$2.6 million. Tour operators White Island Tours, Volcanic Air Safaris, Kahu New Zealand and Aerius, along with the corporate owner of the island, Whakaari Management Ltd, were found to have not sufficiently ensured the safety of visitors to the island, court filings showed. There were 47 people on White Island, also known by the Maori name of Whakaari, when the volcano erupted on Dec....
Source: yahoo.com
Whakaari/White Island eruption: Victims awarded more than $10m in reparations
Judge allocates each individual $250,000, but says some victims may get more.
Source: rnz.co.nz
