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Eruptions in early history

Volcanic eruptions in New Zealand since 1300

Volcanic eruptions in New Zealand since 1300

Measuring volcanic eruptions (1st of 2)

Measuring volcanic eruptions (1st of 2)

Kaharoa ash

Kaharoa ash

Rangitoto Island (1st of 3)

Rangitoto Island (1st of 3)

Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont) (1st of 2)

Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont) (1st of 2)

White Island (1st of 3)

White Island (1st of 3)

Tarawera

Lake Rotomahana and the White Terrace

Lake Rotomahana and the White Terrace

‘The phantom canoe: a legend of Lake Tarawera’

‘The phantom canoe: a legend of Lake Tarawera’

Tarawera erupting, 1886

Tarawera erupting, 1886

Devastation caused by the Tarawera eruption (1st of 2)

Devastation caused by the Tarawera eruption (1st of 2)

Sheltering in Te Wairoa (1st of 3)

Sheltering in Te Wairoa (1st of 3)

Tarawera landscape after the eruption (1st of 2)

Tarawera landscape after the eruption (1st of 2)

Tongariro and Ngāuruhoe

Volcanoes of Tongariro National Park (1st of 2)

Volcanoes of Tongariro National Park (1st of 2)

Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1928

Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1928

Bombs and blocks

Bombs and blocks

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1974 (1st of 3)

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1974 (1st of 3)

Political rumblings

Political rumblings

Ngāuruhoe erupting at night

Ngāuruhoe erupting at night

Ruapehu, 1861–1945

First reports of Ruapehu erupting

First reports of Ruapehu erupting

Volcanic activity at Ruapehu and Ngāuruhoe, 1839–2005

Volcanic activity at Ruapehu and Ngāuruhoe, 1839–2005

Lava dome in Ruapehu crater

Lava dome in Ruapehu crater

Ash from the 1945 Ruapehu eruption

Ash from the 1945 Ruapehu eruption

Ruapehu crater, 1945

Ruapehu crater, 1945

Ash cloud

Ash cloud

Ruapehu and the Tangiwai disaster

Crater Lake, October 1953

Crater Lake, October 1953

Reporting the Tangiwai disaster

Reporting the Tangiwai disaster

Views of Tangiwai (1st of 2)

Views of Tangiwai (1st of 2)

Near Tangiwai bridge

Near Tangiwai bridge

Grave of unidentified victims

Grave of unidentified victims

An eye-witness account of the Tangiwai disaster (1st of 2)

An eye-witness account of the Tangiwai disaster (1st of 2)

Whangaehu River mouth

Whangaehu River mouth

Ruapehu since 1945

Swimming in Crater Lake

Swimming in Crater Lake

Explosive Ruapehu (1st of 2)

Explosive Ruapehu (1st of 2)

Ruapehu ash cloud

Ruapehu ash cloud

Ash from Ruapehu, 1996 (1st of 2)

Ash from Ruapehu, 1996 (1st of 2)

The effects of ash fall

The effects of ash fall

A solution to Ōhakune’s flagging economy

A solution to Ōhakune’s flagging economy

Raoul Island

Raoul and Denham calderas

Raoul and Denham calderas

Lakes of Raoul Caldera

Lakes of Raoul Caldera

Vent, 1964

Vent, 1964

Devastation near Green Lake, 1964

Devastation near Green Lake, 1964

Green Lake, 21 March 2006

Green Lake, 21 March 2006



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