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Story: Volcanoes

All images and media

From page 1 - What is a volcano?

Volcano types

1954 Ngāuruhoe eruption

1954 Ngāuruhoe eruption

Types of magma

Extinct volcanoes, Banks Peninsula

Extinct volcanoes, Banks Peninsula (1st of 2)

Tokatoka

Tokatoka (2nd of 2)

Ash plume, Mt Ruapehu 1996

Ash plume, Mt Ruapehu 1996 (1st of 2)

Volcanic ash

Volcanic ash (2nd of 2)

Explosive eruption, Mt Ruapehu

Explosive eruption, Mt Ruapehu

From page 2 - Pacific Ring of Fire

The Pacific Ring of Fire

The Pacific Ring of Fire (1st of 2)

The Andesite Line

The Andesite Line (2nd of 2)

Subduction under the North Island

Subduction under the North Island

Submarine volcanoes, Kermadec Ridge

Submarine volcanoes, Kermadec Ridge

Mayor Island

Obsidian knife

From page 3 - Cone volcanoes and volcanic fields

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1974

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1974 (1st of 2)

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1975

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1975 (2nd of 2)

Mt Ngāuruhoe, 1993

Mt Ngāuruhoe, 1993

Onshore and offshore volcanoes

Onshore and offshore volcanoes

Taranaki ring plain

Taranaki ring plain

Early map of Auckland

Early map of Auckland (1st of 2)

Mt Eden

Mt Eden (2nd of 2)

Roadside Stories: Volcano traditions

Roadside Stories: Volcano traditions

From page 4 - Caldera volcanoes and the Taupō Volcanic Zone

Raoul Island caldera

Raoul Island caldera

Lake Rotorua

Volcanic landscape

Volcanic landscape

Mt Tarawera

Tephras from Mt Tarawera

Tephras from Mt Tarawera

From page 5 - The Taupō volcano

Lake Taupō

Ōruanui ash

Ōruanui ash (1st of 2)

Ash layer, Chatham Islands

Ash layer, Chatham Islands (2nd of 2)

Taupō eruptions

Taupō eruptions

Charred logs in Taupō ignimbrite

Charred logs in Taupō ignimbrite

Roadside Stories: Volcanic Lake Taupō

Roadside Stories: Volcanic Lake Taupō

From page 6 - The Kermadec Ridge: submarine volcanoes

Underwater vents

Underwater vents

Haungaroa undersea volcano

Haungaroa undersea volcano

Pillow lavas

Macauley caldera

Macauley caldera (1st of 3)

Macauley Island

Macauley Island (2nd of 3)

Lava Cascade, Macauley Island

Lava Cascade, Macauley Island (3rd of 3)

Raoul Island map, 1855

Raoul Island map, 1855

Healy volcano

From page 7 - Tephra layers – a record of past eruptions

Layers of volcanic ash

Layers of volcanic ash

Ruapehu eruption, July 1996

Ruapehu eruption, July 1996

Alan Pullar and Colin Vucetich, pioneers in tephrostratigraphy

Alan Pullar and Colin Vucetich, pioneers in tephrostratigraphy

Named tephra beds

Named tephra beds

Minerals from Mayor Island

Minerals from Mayor Island

Volcanic ash in lakes

Volcanic ash in lakes

From page 8 - Monitoring active volcanoes

Lahar warning

Gas sampling

Hazardous volcanoes

Hazardous volcanoes

Volcanic avalanche mounds

Volcanic avalanche mounds

Tarawera and Edgecumbe (Pūtauaki)

Tarawera and Edgecumbe (Pūtauaki)

Monitoring earthquakes

Monitoring earthquakes

Whakaari (White Island) ash cloud, 2019

Whakaari (White Island) ash cloud, 2019

How to cite this page:

Richard Smith, David J. Lowe and Ian Wright, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanoes/media (accessed 5 October 2023)

Story by Richard Smith, David J. Lowe and Ian Wright, published 12 Jun 2006