An aerial view of the Whakaari, also known as White Island volcano, in New Zealand, December 12, 2019.
Following the explosion on White Island, also known as Whakaari, the workplace regulator charged 13 parties in November 2020.
Whakaari Management Ltd and the other entities, excluding Inflight Charters which had already been sentenced, are expected to be sentenced next year.
Lawyers for Whakaari Management Ltd did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication.
White Island is an active volcano, which lies around 50 km (31 miles) offshore from the town of Whakatane on the east coast of North Island.
Persons:
Jorge Silva, Evangelos Thomas, Thomas, WML, Lucy Craymer, Michael Perry
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Whakaari Management Ltd, Whakaari Management, Zealand, Thomson
Locations:
New Zealand, White, Whakatane, North, Australia, U.S, Malaysia