Tarawera
Eyewitness account of 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption - Part One
The first of a two-part interview with Mr A J Parks - who in 1886 was a 17-year-old timber mill worker at Rotoiti - recalling the Mt Tarawera eruption nearly 70 years after the event. DCDR73-TK7… Audio
Eyewitness account of 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption - Part Two
The second of a two-part interview with Mr A J Parks - who in 1886 was a 17-year-old timber mill worker at Rotoiti - recalling the Mt Tarawera eruption nearly 70 years after the event. DCDR72 (Sound… Audio
The Buried Village - Pam McGrath
One-hundred-and-twenty-six years ago this Sunday, just after midnight June 10 1886, the earth shook below the feet of villagers living in Te Wairoa on the shores of Lake Tarawera. After the… Audio
Scientists confirm find remnants of world famous White Terraces
Scientists have found remnants of the world famous White Terraces, which disappeared under Lake Rotomahana in the eruption of Mount Tarawera 125 years ago. The team identified part of the Pink… Audio
Rosy Tin Teacaddy and Cornel De Ronde: Mount Tarawera eruption
Wellington folk duo play songs from their new album 'All Mountains Are Men' joined by GNS scientist Cornel de Ronde on his search for the Pink and White Terraces. Audio
Pink and White terraces
Scientists say they have found part of the famed Pink Terraces at the bottom of Lake Rotomahana. Images from an underwater robotic vehicle show cresent shaped terraced structures in about 60 meters of… Audio
Rosy Tin Teacaddy
Lake Tarawera was the scene of the volcanic erruption that buried the Pink And White Terraces - beautiful geothermic rock formations which were the biggest tourist attraction in NZ, drawing visitors… Audio