Story: Volcanic Plateau region

All images and media

From page 1 - Overview

Volcanic Plateau

Volcanic Plateau

Ngāuruhoe eruption, around 1949

Ngāuruhoe eruption, around 1949 (1st of 2)

Ngāuruhoe eruption, 1974

Ngāuruhoe eruption, 1974 (2nd of 2)

Volcanic Plateau and surroundings

Volcanic Plateau and surroundings

Lake Taupō and volcanic peaks

Lake Taupō and volcanic peaks

Tāpeka meeting house

Tāpeka meeting house

Waitūkei sculpture, Rotorua

Waitūkei sculpture, Rotorua

From page 2 - Geology and climate

Volcanic Plateau landforms

Volcanic Plateau landforms

Okataina caldera and its neighbours

Okataina caldera and its neighbours

Evidence of the Taupō eruption

Evidence of the Taupō eruption

Rotorua mud pools

Rotorua mud pools

Tikitapu and Lake Tarawera

Tikitapu and Lake Tarawera

From page 3 - The changing landscape

Volcanic Plateau vegetation

Volcanic Plateau vegetation

Pukurahi pā storage caves

Pukurahi pā storage caves

Ōhinemutu, 1860s

Ōhinemutu, 1860s

Planting Whakarewarewa Forest

Planting Whakarewarewa Forest

Lake Rotorua health warning

Lake Rotorua health warning

From page 4 - Māori traditions – from Maketū to Tongariro

Ketetahi Springs

Ketetahi Springs

Ngā pūmanawa e waru

Ngā pūmanawa e waru

Te Heuheu whakapapa

Te Heuheu whakapapa

From page 5 - War and peace – the 19th century

Tribes on the Volcanic Plateau, around 1820

Tribes on the Volcanic Plateau, around 1820

Ellen Spencer and children of the Te Wairoa mission school

Ellen Spencer and children of the Te Wairoa mission school (1st of 2)

Remains of the Te Mu church

Remains of the Te Mu church (2nd of 2)

Separating Māori strongholds, 1872

Separating Māori strongholds, 1872

Gilbert Mair and the Arawa Flying Column

Gilbert Mair and the Arawa Flying Column

The Waikato River at Taupō, 1880s

The Waikato River at Taupō, 1880s (1st of 2)

Rotorua from Pukeroa Hill, 1885

Rotorua from Pukeroa Hill, 1885 (2nd of 2)

From page 6 - Geothermal tourism and spas

Bathing at the Pink Terraces

Bathing at the Pink Terraces

By train to Rotorua

By train to Rotorua

Greville hot air baths treatment

Greville hot air baths treatment

Men bathing in Rotorua

Men bathing in Rotorua

Craters of the Moon

Craters of the Moon

From page 7 - An adaptable Māori culture

Learning to carve

Learning to carve

Guides Maggie and Bella

Guides Maggie and Bella (1st of 2)

Rangitīaria Dennan and Eleanor Roosevelt

Rangitīaria Dennan and Eleanor Roosevelt (2nd of 2)

Ana Hato and Deane Waretini

Ana Hato and Deane Waretini

The Howard Morrison Quartet

The Howard Morrison Quartet

From page 8 - The lure of trout

Releasing juvenile trout

Releasing juvenile trout

Children fishing

Children fishing (1st of 2)

Fish from Lake Tarawera

Fish from Lake Tarawera (2nd of 2)

Stripping a rainbow trout

Stripping a rainbow trout

Duke and Duchess of York fishing at Taupō

Duke and Duchess of York fishing at Taupō

Fishing at Lake Okataina

Fishing at Lake Okataina

From page 9 - From rimu and tōtara to pinus radiata

Railway line, Mōkai

Railway line, Mōkai

Whakarewarewa, around 1900

Whakarewarewa, around 1900

Waipa mill

Waipa mill

From page 10 - Farming

Storehouses at Tokaanu

Storehouses at Tokaanu

Breaking in pumice land

Breaking in pumice land

Cow with ‘bush sickness’

Cow with ‘bush sickness’

From page 11 - Geothermal and hydroelectric power

Washing clothes at Whakarewarewa

Washing clothes at Whakarewarewa

Heaven and hell, Rotorua

Heaven and hell, Rotorua

Kaituna power station, 1908

Kaituna power station, 1908

Italian tunnellers, Tongariro

Italian tunnellers, Tongariro

From page 12 - Population and society

Māori as a percentage of the population, 1926–1976

Māori as a percentage of the population, 1926–1976

Lake Hotel, Taupō, 1900s

Lake Hotel, Taupō, 1900s (1st of 2)

Lake Hotel, Taupō, around 1956

Lake Hotel, Taupō, around 1956 (2nd of 2)

Rotorua Hospital from Ōhinemutu

Rotorua Hospital from Ōhinemutu

Once were warriors

Once were warriors

From page 13 - Government, education and health

Graves and memorial at Ōhinemutu

Graves and memorial at Ōhinemutu

Fenton Street, Rotorua

Fenton Street, Rotorua

Waiariki Institute of Technology

Waiariki Institute of Technology

From page 14 - The North Island’s playground

Apartments, Taupō waterfront, 2007

Apartments, Taupō waterfront, 2007

Rotorua marathon

Rotorua marathon

Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

Taupō bungy

Taupō bungy

Rotorua Arts Village

Rotorua Arts Village

How to cite this page:

Malcolm McKinnon, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-region/media (accessed 2 October 2023)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 1 Nov 2007, updated 1 May 2015