New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over volcanic eruption

Victims and relatives of the volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island in 2019 will receive compensation. This amounts to about 250,000 New Zealand dollars per person, converted to about 140,000 euros. A total of 10 million dollars in compensation is being awarded. The companies that must pay the compensation knew, according to the Auckland court, that the volcano could erupt at any moment, partly because there was seismic activity measure…

New Zealand Volcano Disaster Victims Awarded $6 Million Damages

The victims and families affected by the 2019 New Zealand volcano disaster, which claimed 22 lives, were awarded total damages of NZ$10 million (US$6 million) on Friday.

In New Zealand, tourism companies were fined millions in connection with a deadly volcanic eruption on White Island just over four years ago.

Trip to a New Zealand volcanic island ends in tragedy for over 20 people in 2019. Families and survivors, including Germans, are now set to receive compensation.

Court orders millions in compensation for White Island volcano eruption victims. Here's what had happened

A tragic chapter in the history of New Zealand's White Island volcano reached a semblance of closure as a court mandated NZ$10 million in compensation to the victims of the calamitous eruption. The court ordered Whakaari Management Limited, the company owning the island, to pay NZ$4.57 million in damages, while White Island Tours, responsible for conducting tours to the site, was instructed to pay NZ$4.68 million in reparations. Additionally, th…

New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over volcanic eruption

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019 were ordered Friday to pay nearly $13