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    • The Taupō Volcanic Zone map
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 9 April 2010 Size: 130 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Taupō Volcanic Zone extends from Mt Ruapehu through Rotorua to White Island and is the front of a wedge where the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates collide.

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      Exploding Taupō

      Volcanoes often occur at the boundary where two tectonic plates meet. In New Zealand, the Taupō Volcanic Zone (TVZ), extending from Mt Ruapehu through Rotorua to White Island, is the front of a ...

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      Uncovering our explosive past – a look at some of the historical aspects of volcanoes in New Zealand. 10 million BC – Mt Cargill erupts Mt Cargill near Dunedin erupts, forming the Organ Pipes. 6 ...

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