NZ, under Ardern, is becoming an even worse totalitarian state. While it may not have been wise to visit the island, life is about risk; after all, why visit a volcano in the first place if not to say “I’ve been there” which is part of the fun in going? These “unnamed” groups will now face charges and fines in retrospect and all because those who got caught in the eruption, or their families, want to sue the taxpayer.
No, they’re getting busted because they were warned the volcano was getting more dangerous but didn’t take precautions. It’s continuing your helicopter tours during a hurricane. If it had been an unexpected eruption sure. But it wasn’t.