Formed about 220,000 years ago, Rotorua caldera is today a lake next to one of New Zealand's major tourist destinations.

The 22 km wide Rotorua caldera is the northwestern-most caldera of the Taupō Volcanic Zone; it is also the only single-event caldera. The city of Rotorua lies close to the active geothermal fields of Tikitere and Whakarewarewa.

Most Recent Eruption

When

less than 25,000 years ago

Where

Rotorua

Effects

Eruption of three lava domes.