Story: Volcanic Plateau places

Nukuhau

Nukuhau

This rather foreshortened panorama of Lake Taupō by William George Baker shows the kāinga of Nukuhau, at the outlet of the Waikato River. The central volcanoes are in the distance – both Mt Ruapehu (left) and a conveniently smoking Ngāuruhoe.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
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Watercolour by William George Baker

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Volcanic Plateau places - Taupō', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/15072/nukuhau (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 25 May 2015