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Whakaari White Island criminal trial hears evidence from brothers who inherited volcano
Nearly a year after the deadly eruption, Peter, Andrew and James Buttle were interviewed by Worksafe NZ investigators about their ownership and operation of Whakaari and the events leading up to ...
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Whakaari White Island is owned by one NZ family. Today three brothers face charges over the volcano's deadly 2019 eruption
Buttle decided not to develop the island. It had erupted before and attempts to mine sulphur or extract salt had all failed. Eventually James, Peter and Andrew Buttle would come to inherit the ...
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Island owners stand trial in volcanic explosion that killed 22 tourists in New Zealand
Most of the 25 people who survived were severely burned. The island’s owners, brothers Andrew, James and Peter Buttle; their company Whakaari Management Ltd.; and tour operators ID Tours NZ ...
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Devastating video shows cruise ship tourists fleeing for their lives from erupting volcano: ‘Run, run’
Brothers Andrew, James, and Peter Buttle jointly own the island which has been passed down in their family since 1936, with their company Whakaari Management Ltd (WML) also on trial. They have ...
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Pilot says he jumped into ocean to escape New Zealand volcano that killed 22
The island's owners, brothers Andrew, James and Peter Buttle; their company Whakaari Management Ltd.; as well as tour operators ID Tours NZ Ltd. and Tauranga Tourism Services Ltd. have pleaded not ...
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Can You Still Visit Whakaari? Everything That's Happening At The Volcanic Island Now
It is still considered an active volcano. The island is owned by three brothers: Andrew, James, and Peter Buttle, under the company name of Whakaari Management Ltd, per RNZ. The island was first ...
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American tourist said that she thought she was going to die during New Zealand volcano eruption trial
The island’s owners, brothers Andrew, James and Peter Buttle; their company Whakaari Management Ltd.; as well as tour operators ID Tours NZ Ltd. and Tauranga Tourism Services Ltd. have pleaded ...
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New Zealand drops conviction against Whakaari/White Island volcano management
The management company is made up of the brothers' team of Andrew, James, and Peter Buttle. They had been fined $1.045 million and ordered to pay $4.88 million in reparations to the victims in ...
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Pilot says he jumped into the ocean to survive New Zealand’s volcanic eruption during testimony
The island’s owners, brothers Andrew, James and Peter Buttle; their company Whakaari Management Ltd.; as well as tour operators ID Tours NZ Ltd. and Tauranga Tourism Services Ltd. have pleaded ...
Volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption thrown out
James Cairney, a lawyer for James, Andrew and Peter Buttle - three brothers who own the company - said the family welcomed ...
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Brothers not individually liable for deaths in 2019 eruption, judge rules
James, Andrew and Peter Buttle were charged with failing to understand and manage the risks of allowing tours on Whakaari White Island. The case brought by WorkSafe NZ was thrown out when Judge ...
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The Family Who Owns Whakaari Got Slapped With A Lawsuit After The Tragedy
It is still considered an active volcano. The island is owned by three brothers: Andrew, James, and Peter Buttle, under the company name of Whakaari Management Ltd, per RNZ. The island was first ...