At 12.40 p.m. on 13 November 1896, Te Maari, a crater at the northern end of the Tongariro range, erupted spectacularly. It continued to erupt sporadically for nearly a year. Read more...
The small seaside township of Aramoana, near Dunedin, was the scene of what was then the deadliest mass murder in New Zealand history when David Gray went on a shooting spree that left 13 people dead. Read more...
