Excessive land use and the felling of trees have seen a decline in the lake's water levels and disturb its equilibrium ...

Every week in RNZ Culture 101's Regional Wrap we find out about the arts scene in a place beyond our city centres. This week it's a suburb that developed its own sense of identity before travel was ...

Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only discovered its existence in the 1980s.

Taupō Volcano is a massive caldera (collapsed volcano ... and we feel comfortable saying that Lake Taupo is one of our very favourite (if not our very favorite) lakes in the world. “ ...

Lake Taupo is the largest crater lake in the country. Formed some 26,500 years ago in a volcanic eruption, the lake is surrounded by geothermal wonders and offers a breathtaking view of the snow ...

Stretching 623sq km wide and 160m deep with several magma chambers submerged at its base, Lake Taupo isn't only Australasia ... the lake is the crater of a giant super volcano, and within ...

Yet, the lake is the crater of a giant super volcano ... it covered areas more than 100km away with of pyroclastic flow. Today, the Taupo super volcano remains active, and is now 800 years ...

With its hot geysers and steaming volcanoes, the Rotorua region is one ... www.taupohotsprings.com) on Lake Taupo, locally renowned for its geothermal pools—try a "wet massage" with organic ...

The quake comes after the Volcano Alert at Taupo was raised from 0 to Level 1 in September after hundreds of small earthquakes were recorded this year. Lake Taupo is the caldera of the Taupo ...