by Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart and Graham Leonard
The world’s most dramatic volcanic eruption in 5,000 years occurred in New Zealand about 200 AD. The Taupō eruption devastated much of the central North Island, emptying Lake Taupō in the process. Since people have settled in the volatile land, they have seen its active volcanoes – Tarawera, Rangitoto, Taranaki (Egmont), Tongariro, Ngāuruhoe, Ruapehu and White Island – intermittently and unpredictably spew fountains of hot ash and lava.
Main image: Tarawera erupting, 1886
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