The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe thrown out by a judge on Friday.

Feb. 28 (UPI) --New Zealand's High Court on Friday overturned the conviction against Whakaari Management Limited, the owner of the Whakaari/White Island volcano that erupted in 2019, killing dozens.

Notably, 47 people were on Whakaari, also known as White Island, when it erupted in December 2019. It is regarded as New Zealand's most active volcano and has been erupting since 2011 in some form.

Forty-seven people were on Whakaari, also known as White Island ... who own the active volcano, was initially found guilty in a 2023 trial of breaching New Zealand’s workplace health and ...

New Zealand's High Court has quashed a conviction ... Photo shows An aerial image shows a volcanic island emitting white smoke surrounded by clear blue sea on a clear day. Several of the guilty ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The owners of an island ... could have “profound” consequences. White Island, the tip of an undersea volcano also known by its Māori name Whakaari, was a popular ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP ... a workplace could have “profound” consequences. White Island, the tip of an undersea volcano also known by its Māori name Whakaari, was a popular tourist ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 ... in the 2019 explosion on Whakaari, also known as White Island, and two dozen seriously injured survivors.