Research Highlights

In 2019, Taupō volcano underwent an unrest period, represented by an increased number of earthquakes and ground deformation within the caldera. Click here to read more!

The Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano spat out so much magma that the ground collapsed and left a caldera in its wake. Click here to read more!

March 2021 saw the deployment of 4 RaspberryShake seismometers in Bay of Plenty Schools . The deployment is part of a nation-wide Seismometers in Schools Initiative using citizen-science seismometers. Click here to read more!

In December 2020 a team of ECLIPSE scientists spent a week in the field examining faults and displaced paleoshorelines north of Lake Taupō. Click here to read more!