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Waimangu geyser

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Waimangu geyser

From 1900 to 1904, the Waimangu geyser was the most spectacular phenomenon in the thermal districts, and a ‘must see’ for travellers. These women are watching the geyser erupt, around 1903–04.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau places – Lake Tarawera district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15044/waimangu-geyser (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.