9.2K views · 83 reactions | Three helicopter companies have pleaded guilty to amended charges over the Whakaari White Island Eruption in 2019. It comes just days before a trial gets underway for 13 different companies and individuals. Ashleigh Yates has more. #Newshub | Three | Newshub | Facebook

2.5K views · 69 reactions | It was a privilege to interview Tom Storey and Mark Law. Two of the four heroic pilots who rescued victims of the Whakaari White Island eruption that claimed the lives of 22 people. The Prime Minister has called them courageous and applauded their bravery. As Whakatane marks the one year anniversary of the tragedy, they remember that day: | Samantha Hayes | Facebook

14K views · 381 reactions | One year on, Jacinda Ardern has paid tribute to 'our Australian whanau' who were among the 22 killed in last year's devastating Whakaari-White Island volcano tragedy. | SBS News | Facebook

The victims of the White Island volcano disaster have been awarded NZD 10.2 million in reparations, as a New Zealand judge sentenced four tour operators for failing to meet their obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act. The four companies ordered to pay reparation and/or fines are White Island Tours, Whakaari Management Ltd, Volcanic Air and Kahu. 47 people were hiking to the volcano's crater in December 2019 when the eruption occurred, with almost half dying from extreme burns and b