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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/574913/coronial-inquiry-into-whakaari-eruption-hears-country-did-not-seem-ready-for-disaster
The coronial inquiry into the 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption has heard that although the island is the most active in New Zealand, the country did not seem ready for the disaster.
Twenty-two people died and 25 were injured, most of them seriously, after they were caught on the island when it erupted on 9 December, sending ash 3.6km into the air.
The inquest on Friday afternoon heard an opening statement from the counsel assisting families of deceased and the survivors, Anna Adams.
Adams said many, including those who died, were in hospital for months afterwards and endured more surgeries than most of us experience in a lifetime.
She said the island was the most active in New Zealand and yet the country did not seem ready for the disaster.,,,
But this is how the nation always operates now under successive decades of government – don’t people notice!!!! All the trivial health and safety things are to keep citizens in line but our democratic rights to control government in our name are \
‘conspicuous by their absence’.
Tourism our only prayer? We will get employment like a giant Disney world – wear a piopio, chew on a piece of grass with a holey straw hat etc. Those Kiwis – they’re so quaintt… This is really scary. ‘Better than Life’. How can people handle the difficult real world, why play a game about spurious NZ which has no Maori in it at all.
It is a way of removing the mind. i relax by reading a book from an author I know I will like and that works through problems to a good end. It doesn’t happen in real life, things do not improve and I have to keep my spirits up and keep positively moving. But why would gamers who have no investment in life want to come out of their known conceived world into this uncertain one!
Is the new Sims 4 world set in New Zealand?
RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz › life › screens › games › is-the-…
10 Sept 2025 — Rumours are circulating that the new Sims world, boasting “the world’s largest geyser, unusual caves of crystal, and a bioluminescent bay”, is …
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Nights for Friday 3 October 2025
RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz › national › programmes › nights
3 hours ago — Gamers rejoice! The Sims 4: Adventure Awaits has been released today. The Sims video games let players create and control virtual people and manage their daily …
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Feedback: Adventure Awaits – The Sims
EA Forums https://forums.ea.com › … › The Sims 4 Feedback
6 days ago — It is crazy to me that Maori people were completely omitted from the Sims version of New Zealand!!!!! It feels really hurtful coming from a game I have loved
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Farming Simulator 22 – PlayStation 5 – EB Games
EB Games https://www.ebgames.co.nz › … › PlayStation 5
The ultimate and multimillion-selling farming simulation returns this November! Farming Simulator 22 offers more depth and the highest extent of player freedom.
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Millions going mad for NZ made garden game
RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz › life › screens › games › gamin…
23 Jun 2025 — Grow a Garden, a Roblox game where players plant virtual seeds and grow exotic plants, had 20 million people playing it at once last weekend.
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Why Mobile Gaming Has Seen Such Explosive Growth in a …
Yahoo News UK https://uk.news.yahoo.com › why-mobile-gaming-seen-…
7 days ago — The numbers speak for themselves: 5 billion hours of gameplay in 12 months. That’s the going rate of business activity at Scopely, the mobile gaming giant
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What Saudi Arabia’s role in the Electronic Arts buyout tells …
Evening Report NZ https://eveningreport.nz › Academic Analysis
1 day ago — EA has reacted to its slowing growth by cancelling games and laying-off close to 2,000 workers since 2023. So a US$55 billion offer probably looked enticing …
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https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/what-saudi-arabias-role-in-the-electronic-arts-buyout-tells-us-about-image-power-and-game-washing-266359/