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Volcano-lahar
New Zealand has many volcanoes and active volcanic regions. Like earthquakes they often occur where the earth is undergoing constant pressure through tectonic plate movement.
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2007 Ruapehu September eruption and lahar
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Path of lahar near skifield (GNS) | Scientific survey after the event (GNS) aa aa | Aerial view of the lahar (GNS) | | | | |
2007 Ruapehu lahar
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Breach in the crater lake | Lahar near the Desert Road aa aa | Debris at Tangiwai | Debris at Tangiwai |
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Tangiwai memorial debris | Picnic bench debris Tangiwai memorial | Webcam image just prior to the lahar | Same webcam location during the lahar | | |
New Zealand volcanoes
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Mt Wellington, Auckland city (GNS) aa | Mt Edgecumbe (GNS) aa | Mt Taranaki (GNS) | North Island active volcanoes | |
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Crater Lake, Mt Ruapehu (GNS) | Mt Tarawera (GNS) aa | Tarawera rift (GNS) | White Island (GNS) | |
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Taking gas samples on White Island (GNS) | Lake Rotorua caldera (GNS) |
New Zealand volcanic eruptions
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Mt Ngaruhoe 1974 (GNS) aa | Ruapehu ash 1995 aa | Mt Ruapehu 1995 | Mt Ruapehu 1995 (GNS) | | |
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Mt Ruapehu ash plume 1996 |
