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New Zealand volcano: Tourists injured and missing after eruption on White Island (live updates)

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Tags: new zealand, volcanoes, tourism, white island, live updates, geology, disasters.natural, author.seth jacobson, author.naaman zhou, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/dec/09/new-zealand-volcano-tourists-injured-and-missing-after-eruption-on-white-island-live

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Naaman Zhou
Published
Dec 9 2019

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  1. unknown user
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    As a New Zealander, I'm actually most shocked to learn that White Island isn't public land, but rather privately owned:

    As a New Zealander, I'm actually most shocked to learn that White Island isn't public land, but rather privately owned:

    Today, the island is privately owned by the Buttle family after a canny ancestor allegedly purchased it from the local Maori for two barrels of rum.

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  2. zlsa
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    White Island is New Zealand's "most active cone volcano." It's primarily a tourist destination today, and there were approximately 50 tourists on or near the volcano before the eruption.

    White Island is New Zealand's "most active cone volcano." It's primarily a tourist destination today, and there were approximately 50 tourists on or near the volcano before the eruption.

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