12 Sep 2023

Charges dropped against booking agents for White Island

From Checkpoint, 5:50 pm on 12 September 2023

The long running Whakaari White Island trial against companies and individuals accused of health and safety failings is now down to one lone defendant.

Two booking agents accused of health and safety failings in the Whakaari/White Island trial have had the charges against them dismissed, leaving Whakaari Management Limited as the only defendant.

It comes just a week after charges against the three owners of the Island, the Buttle brothers, were dismissed.

Our reporter Lucy Xia has more.