Pick a volcano - White Island
Where is it? It is located 48km from the east coast of the North island of New Zealand, in the bay of Plenty
What's special about it? It has been built up by continuos volcanic activity over the past 150,000 years.
When did it last erupt? What was the damage? 9 Dec 2019: Eighteen people were killed and a further 26 were seriously injured, many crucially. It also sent a plume of ash and gas more than 3.5km into the air.
What are the local stories/ myths with this volcano? The volcanoes Ngauruhoe, Tongariro and White Island are present in a Maori legend. A medicine man named Ngatoro was climbing up Tongariro with a woman named Auruhoe. He told his followers not to eat while he was gone in order to give him strength on top of the cold mountain.
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