Whaakari/White Island's eruption as seen from the plane of tourism operator White Island Flights. Worksafe sent one of its safety experts to visit White Island Tours just two months before the eruption which killed 17 people. Worksafe would not comment on why it sent a safety expert to visit Ngāti Awa-owned White Island Tours, but confirmed the visit had happened. In 2014, then-Prime Minister John Key warned adventure tourism companies who failed to register what they could expect from Worksafe. These, coupled with a heartfelt plea from a bereaved British father, prompted Key to an overhaul of adventure tourism safety.

Source: Stuff December 25, 2019 23:37 UTC