Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley

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Thermal activity on the shore of Lake Rotomahana near the former site of the Pink Terrace

Lake created by the eruption, near Lake Rotomahana

Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley is the hydro thermal system created as the direct result of the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera on 10 June 1886. It includes Lake Rotomahana, the former site of the Pink and White Terraces. It was the location of the Waimangu Geyser which was active from 1901 to 1904.

The valley is home to a population of wallaby and Black Swan, which according to local guides were introduced to the region from Western Australia by George Edward Grey in the 19th century.