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The appeal will be heard at the Court of Appeal in Wellington from Monday 9 February 2026 for up to five days.
The Whakaari-White Island First Phase Coroners Court Inquest will formally open in Whakatāne on Friday 3 October 2025. It will reconvene at the Newmarket Hearing Centre in Auckland from Monday 6 October 2025 for up to eight weeks.