Story: Volcanic Plateau region All images & media From page 1 – Overview Volcanic Plateau Ngāuruhoe eruption, around 1949 (1st of 2) Ngāuruhoe eruption, 1974 (2nd of 2) Volcanic Plateau and surroundings Lake Taupō and volcanic peaks Tāpeka meeting house Waitūkei sculpture, Rotorua From page 2 – Geology and climate Volcanic Plateau landforms Okataina caldera and its neighbours Evidence of the Taupō eruption Rotorua mud pools Tikitapu and Lake Tarawera From page 3 – The changing landscape Volcanic Plateau vegetation Pukurahi pā storage caves Ōhinemutu, 1860s Planting Whakarewarewa Forest Lake Rotorua health warning From page 4 – Māori traditions – from Maketū to Tongariro Ketetahi Springs Ngā pūmanawa e waru Te Heuheu whakapapa From page 5 – War and peace – the 19th century Tribes on the Volcanic Plateau, around 1820 Ellen Spencer and children of the Te Wairoa mission school (1st of 2) Remains of the Te Mu church (2nd of 2) Separating Māori strongholds, 1872 Gilbert Mair and the Arawa Flying Column The Waikato River at Taupō, 1880s (1st of 2) Rotorua from Pukeroa Hill, 1885 (2nd of 2) From page 6 – Geothermal tourism and spas Bathing at the Pink Terraces By train to Rotorua Greville hot air baths treatment Men bathing in Rotorua Craters of the Moon From page 7 – An adaptable Māori culture Learning to carve Guides Maggie and Bella (1st of 2) Rangitīaria Dennan and Eleanor Roosevelt (2nd of 2) Ana Hato and Deane Waretini The Howard Morrison Quartet From page 8 – The lure of trout Releasing juvenile trout Children fishing (1st of 2) Fish from Lake Tarawera (2nd of 2) Stripping a rainbow trout Duke and Duchess of York fishing at Taupō Fishing at Lake Okataina From page 9 – From rimu and tōtara to pinus radiata Railway line, Mōkai Whakarewarewa, around 1900 Waipa mill From page 10 – Farming Storehouses at Tokaanu Breaking in pumice land Cow with ‘bush sickness’ From page 11 – Geothermal and hydroelectric power Washing clothes at Whakarewarewa Heaven and hell, Rotorua Kaituna power station, 1908 Italian tunnellers, Tongariro From page 12 – Population and society Māori as a percentage of the population, 1926–1976 Lake Hotel, Taupō, 1900s (1st of 2) Lake Hotel, Taupō, around 1956 (2nd of 2) Rotorua Hospital from Ōhinemutu Once were warriors From page 13 – Government, education and health Graves and memorial at Ōhinemutu Fenton Street, Rotorua Waiariki Institute of Technology From page 14 – The North Island’s playground Apartments, Taupō waterfront, 2007 Rotorua marathon Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge Taupō bungy Rotorua Arts Village
