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Ongoing activity- Whakaari White island

The volcanic alert level for Whakaari is level 3 (minor eruptive activity). GNS Science advises us that there is likely to be continued activity for some time. 
 
Nobody is allowed on Whakaari.
The advice from the Bay of Plenty regional Council Harbourmaster is for all vessels to maintain a distance of at least 2 nautical miles from the island. 
The latest information on volcanic activity is available on the Geonet site:

https://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/whiteisland

If there was any safety advice to update, we would let you know here, on our facebook page, via media, and any other way we needed to. 

Here's what the current activity means for coastal communities:

* There is only a very low chance that any ash will reach the mainland. This may vary according to the direction of the wind, but it would only be a very light dusting. 

* A light dusting of ash would not affect the safety of food or drinking water. 

* Ash and volcanic gases CAN be an irritant, but this is not likely at current activity levels.