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Kōrero: Historic volcanic activity

Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1928

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Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1928

Members of Sir James Gunson’s household at Mangatepopo valley watch Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting in 1928. Gunson, who was the mayor of Auckland at the time, was a strong advocate of opening up Tongariro National Park to people from the city.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, Historic volcanic activity – Tongariro and Ngāuruhoe, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6851/ngauruhoe-erupting-1928 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.