Tour company seeks to have charge dropped over eruption deaths
Forty-seven people were on the island when it erupted and 22 died.
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Review: White Island documentary highlights the power of the community
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Review: White Island documentary highlights the power of the community
Minute-by-minute footage takes viewers from the comfort of their homes to the volcano.
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Australian families of eruption victims attend Whakaari memorial
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$20.5 million in rates still unpaid as late penalties loom
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SH2 slip: Road remains closed, hopes for one lane to open
A further update will be provided on Tuesday.
New Bay of Plenty Regional Council sworn in at Whakatāne marae
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The road will remain closed overnight.
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Whakaari owners to face trial next year over fatal volcanic eruption
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