Gordon Campbell on the politics of why we’re not getting an inquiry into the Whakaari/White Island disaster
The Ardern government has made an art form out of reviews and inquiries- when to hold them, when to fold them, and when to shelve […]
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Gordon Campbell on why Worksafe’s Whakaari/White Island prosecutions are good news
Somewhere in Heaven, Helen Kelly must be smiling about Worksafe’s criminal prosecution of 10 firms and three individuals for their roles in the lead up […]
Gordon Campbell on what any White Island inquiry might look like
Presumably, if there is to be a ministerial inquiry (at the very least) into the Whakaari/White Island disaster, it will need to be a joint ministerial inquiry.
Gordon Campbell on the Whakaari/White Island eruption
New Zealand itself is at risk of being seen as a tourism destination where commercial factors determine the boundary line of acceptable risk