New Zealand Volcanoes
The latest volcanic activity can be see on the GeoNet. New Zealand has a lot of active volcanoes and a high frequency of eruptions.

There are three major types of volcano in New Zealand. Volcanic activity in New Zealand occurs in six areas, five i...

Where were New Zealand’s largest earthquakes Historically, New Zealand has experienced many large earthquakes. The biggest NZ earthquake - magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake in 1855.

On an international scale, the 1855 earthquake is of major significance in terms of the...

In their search for the unknown southern land thought to lie in the Pacific, explorers made daring journeys across uncharted waters.

They did not find the fabled continent, but they did find New Zealand. First sighted by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the country was l...