Story: Historic volcanic activity
Page 9. All images & media
From page 1 - Eruptions in early history
From page 2 - Tarawera
From page 3 - Tongariro and Ngāuruhoe
From page 4 - Ruapehu, 1861–1945
From page 5 - Ruapehu and the Tangiwai disaster
From page 6 - Ruapehu since 1945
From page 7 - Raoul Island
How to cite this page
Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart and Graham Leonard, Historic volcanic activity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/12311/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart and Graham Leonard, published 2 March 2009.