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The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari review: Netflix documentary highlights power of community

OPINION There’s nothing more powerful than the connection of people. That’s the feeling I got after watching the Netflix documentary on the 2019 White Island/Whakaari eruption that claimed the lives of 22 people. The sobering hour-and-a-half-long film takes viewers from the safety of their living rooms to the unparalleled destructive power of Mother Nature through survivors’ and rescuers’ accounts with minute-by-minute footage. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.It highlights how brutal the planet can be in an instant and how important Whakaari is to Whakatāne both spiritually and economically.