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Scoop Coverage: Whakaari/White Island Eruption
Monday, 16 December 2019, 10:40 am
Article: Scoop Full Coverage
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Press releases, updates and reaction to the deadly
volcanic eruption of Whakaari/White Island on 9 December
2019.
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***16/12/2019:
A Minute’s Silence For Whakaari White Island
Victims
A minute’s silence will be observed at
2.11pm on Monday 16 December in honour of the victims of the
Whakaari White Island eruption, Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern has confirmed...
The minute’s silence will be
exactly one week after the eruption started on Monday 9
December. More>>
Gordon Campbell: On What An Inquiry Might Look Like
Presumably, if there is to be a ministerial inquiry (at the very least) into the Whakaari/White Island disaster, it will need to be a joint ministerial inquiry. That’s because the relevant areas of responsibility seem to be so deeply interwoven... More>>
15/12/2019:
14/12/2019:
13/12/2019: Six Deceased Recovered In
Operation On Whakaari/White Island
The New
Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) recovered today the bodies of
six people who tragically died in Monday’s eruption on
Whakaari/White Island and will support efforts to recover
the bodies of two others in the hope there is resolution for
those families...
“We cannot downplay the risk involved
in this operation and I acknowledge the efforts of all those
who placed themselves potentially in danger to achieve a
result for the families and community. More>>
12/12/2019: Police Plan To Recover
Bodies
"I can now confirm that we are finalising
a plan to recover the bodies from Whakaari / White Island
tomorrow morning. Families will be briefed on the operation
at 4.30pm and Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement will speak
with media in Whakatane." More>>
PM's
Statement: Deadly Eruption Of Whakaari / White
Island
At this stage, we can confirm that amongst
those currently listed as missing or injured are New
Zealanders who were part of the tour operation, and tourists
from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, China
and Malaysia. That is to the best of our knowledge.
To
those who have lost or are missing family and friends, we
share in your unfathomable grief at this moment in time, and
in your sorrow. Your loved ones stood alongside kiwis who
were hosting you here. We grieve with you, and we grieve
with them... More>>
Gordon
Campbell: On The Eruption And Tourism
Safety
Adventure tourism is a central theme in
New Zealand tourism, and by definition, adventure always
includes a certain level of risk. That said, New Zealand
itself is also at risk of being seen as a tourism
destination where commercial factors - rather than safety
factors - are routinely allowed to determine the point where
the boundary line of acceptable risk is being drawn. More>>
9/12/2019: Eruption At Whakaari / White
Island - RNZ Live Blog
An eruption has occured on
Whakaari / White Island in the Eastern Bay of Plenty,
sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky.More>>
Police
Update
While it was initially believed there were
approximately 100 people on or near the island at the time
of the eruption, we now believe there were fewer than
50.
Some of those people have been transported to shore,
however a number believed to be on the island are currently
unaccounted for. Of those transported to shore, at least one
has been critically injured. More>>
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