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This romantic view of Lake Taupo shows what is now part of the Tongariro National Park and a World Heritage Cultural Landscape.

Frying-pan Crater at Waimangu erupted so violently in 1917 that it destroyed the tourist accommodation.

The eruption lasted six hours and caused massive destruction. Several villages were destroyed, along with the famous silica hot springs known as the Pink and White Terraces. Around 120 people, mainly Maori, lost their lives

A volcanologist's photograph of the ice cave that melted on Mt Ruapehu