Volcano Live

North Island, New Zealand

38.12 S, 176.50 E
summit elevation 1111 m
Lava domes

The Okataina volcanic centre includes the volcanoes of Tarawera, Haroharo, Mt Edgecumbe, Okareka and Rotoma.
Eruptions at Okataina are infrequent but because they are large, there is a significant volcanic hazard.

The Pink & White Terraces
Cascading into Lake Rotomahana were beautiful silica terraces which attracted people from all over the world.
Te Tarata, (The Tattooed Rock) or the White Terrace was the larger. Covering seven acres, it tumbled to the lake from a from a height of 30 metres, fanning to a frontage of 240 metres.
The terraces of Otukapuarangi, (Fountain of the Clouded Sky) or the Pink Terraces, were smaller and lower.

In 1886 Tarawera volcano erupted, destroying the pink and white terraces.