List of volcanoes in New Zealand

This is a list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in New Zealand.

See also: Volcanism of New Zealand and Lists of volcanoes

Kermadec Arc and Havre Trough

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	metres	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Brothers volcano	-1350	-4400	-	-
Clark (volcano)	-860	-2800	36°26′46″S 177°50′20″E / 36.446°S 177.839°E / -36.446; 177.839 (Clark)	-
Cole (volcano)	-	-	-	-
Cotton (volcano)	-950	-3100	35°03′S 178°59′E / 35.05°S 178.99°E / -35.05; 178.99 (Cotton)	-
Curtis Island	137	449	30°32′31″S 178°33′40″E / 30.542°S 178.561°E / -30.542; 178.561 (Curtis Island)	-
Gamble (volcano)	-	-	-	-
Giggenbach (volcano)	-65	-210	30°02′10″S 178°42′43″E / 30.036°S 178.712°E / -30.036; 178.712 (Giggenbach)	-
Havre Seamount	-	-	31°07′13″S 179°58′07″W / 31.12028°S 179.96861°W / -31.12028; -179.96861	2012
Healy (volcano)	-1150	-3800	34°59′S 179°00′E / 34.98°S 179.00°E / -34.98; 179.00 (Healy)	1360
Hinepuia (volcano)	-	-	-	-
Hinetāpeka (volcano)	-	-	-	-
Macauley Island	238	781	30°12′S 178°28′E / 30.20°S 178.47°E / -30.20; 178.47 (Macauley Island)	Holocene
Monowai Seamount	-100	-330	25°53′13″S 177°11′17″E / 25.887°S 177.188°E / -25.887; 177.188 (Monowai Seamount)	2008
Pūtoto (volcano)	-	-	-	-
Rakahore (volcano)	-	-	-	-
Rumble I	-1100	-3610	35°30′S 178°54′E / 35.5°S 178.9°E / -35.5; 178.9 (Rumble I)	-
Rumble II	-880	-2890	35°24′S 178°36′E / 35.4°S 178.6°E / -35.4; 178.6 (Rumble II)	-
Rumble III	-140	-459	35°44′42″S 178°28′41″E / 35.745°S 178.478°E / -35.745; 178.478 (Rumble III)	1986
Rumble IV	-450	-1476	36°08′S 178°03′E / 36.13°S 178.05°E / -36.13; 178.05 (Rumble IV)	-
Rumble V	-1100	-3610	36°08′20″S 178°11′49″E / 36.139°S 178.197°E / -36.139; 178.197 (Rumble V)	-
Raoul Island	516	1693	29°16′08″S 177°55′40″E / 29.2689°S 177.9279°E / -29.2689; 177.9279 (Raoul Island)	2006
Silent I^[1]	-	-	-	-
Silent II^[1]	-	-	-	-
Tangaroa (volcano)	-600	-2000	36°19′16″S 178°01′41″E / 36.321°S 178.028°E / -36.321; 178.028 (Tangaroa)	-
Volcano W	-900	-3000	31°51′S 179°11′E / 31.85°S 179.18°E / -31.85; 179.18 (Volcano W)	-
Wright (volcano)	-750	-2500	31°30′S 179°12′E / 31.5°S 179.2°E / -31.5; 179.2 (Wright)	-

North Island

Taupo Volcanic Zone

Major volcanoes of New Zealand

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	metres	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Putauaki (Mt Edgecumbe)	867	-	38°06′S 176°48′E / 38.1°S 176.8°E / -38.1; 176.8 (Mount Edgecumbe)	~ 300 BC^[2]
Hauhungatahi	1521	4990	39°14′S 175°26′E / 39.23°S 175.44°E / -39.23; 175.44 (Hauhungatahi)	-
Kawerau	-	-	-	-
Manawahe			37°57′50″S 176°40′17″E / 37.9639°S 176.6713°E / -37.9639; 176.6713 (Manawahe)	~ 400,000 years ago^[3]
Maungakakaramea / Rainbow Mountain	743	2437	38°19′08″S 176°23′17″E / 38.319°S 176.388°E / -38.319; 176.388 (Rainbow Mountain)
Maungaongaonga	509	1670	38°19′34″S 176°20′42″E / 38.326°S 176.345°E / -38.326; 176.345 (Maungaongaonga)
Maroa Caldera	1156	3793	38°25′S 176°05′E / 38.42°S 176.08°E / -38.42; 176.08 (Maroa)	180
Mauao (Mt Maunganui)	232	-	37°37′48″S 176°10′16″E / 37.630°S 176.171°E / -37.630; 176.171 (Mt Manganui)	-
Mayor Island/Tuhua	338	1165	37°17′S 176°15′E / 37.283°S 176.250°E / -37.283; 176.250 (Mayor Island)	4390 BC ± 200 years
Mokoia Island	-	-	-	-
Mount Ngauruhoe	2291	7516	39°48′S 175°23′E / 39.8°S 175.39°E / -39.8; 175.39 (Ngauruhoe)	1977
Mount Ngongotaha	487	-	-	-
Okataina Caldera	1111	3645	38°07′S 176°30′E / 38.12°S 176.50°E / -38.12; 176.50 (Okataina)	1973
Pihanga	1325	4347	39°02′28.75″S 175°46′7″E / 39.0413194°S 175.76861°E / -39.0413194; 175.76861 (Pihanga)	-
Reporoa Caldera	592	1942	38°25′S 176°20′E / 38.42°S 176.33°E / -38.42; 176.33 (Reporoa Caldera)	1180 (hydrothermal)
Lake Rotorua	757	2484	38°05′S 176°16′E / 38.08°S 176.27°E / -38.08; 176.27 (Lake Rotorua)	Pleistocene
Mount Ruapehu	2797	9177	39°11′S 175°21′E / 39.18°S 175.35°E / -39.18; 175.35 (Mount Ruapehu)	2007
Tama Lakes	-	-	-	-
Mount Tarawera (part of the Okataina caldera)	1111	3644	38°13′S 176°30′E / 38.22°S 176.5°E / -38.22; 176.5 (Mount Tarawera)	1886
Mount Tauhara	1087	3569	-	Pleistocene
Lake Taupo	760	2493	38°49′S 176°00′E / 38.82°S 176.00°E / -38.82; 176.00 (Lake Taupo)	181
Mount Tongariro	1968	6456	39°8′S 175°39′E / 39.133°S 175.650°E / -39.133; 175.650 (Mount Tongariro)	2012
Waiotapu	592	1942	38°25′S 176°20′E / 38.42°S 176.33°E / -38.42; 176.33 (Waiotapu)	1180
Whakaari/White Island	321	1053	37°31′S 177°11′E / 37.52°S 177.18°E / -37.52; 177.18 (White Island)	2013
Moutohora Island	354	1161	37°51′29″S 176°58′48″E / 37.858°S 176.98°E / -37.858; 176.98 (Whale Island)	Pleistocene
Whakamuru	-	-	-	-
Whakatane volcano	-980	-3200	36°48′S 177°30′E / 36.8°S 177.5°E / -36.8; 177.5 (Whakatane volcano)	-

Elsewhere

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	metres	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Auckland Volcanic Field	260	853	36°54′S 174°52′E / 36.90°S 174.87°E / -36.90; 174.87 (Auckland Volcanic Field)	1350
Bombay Hills	-	-	-	500,000 years ago
Gannet Island	-	-	-	500,000 years ago
Little Barrier Island	722	2360	-	1.5 million years ago
Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field	388	1273	35°18′S 173°54′E / 35.30°S 173.90°E / -35.30; 173.90 (Kaikohe)	400 ± 300 years
Kaitake	-	-	-	500,000 years ago
Karioi	756	2480	37°30′S 174°29′E / 37.50°S 174.49°E / -37.50; 174.49 (Karioi)	2.4 million years ago
Manukau volcano	474	1555	-	16 million years ago
Maungatautari	797	2615	-	-
Mount Pirongia	962	3156	-	-
Paritutu and the Sugar Loaf Islands	153	-	-	1.7 million years ago^[4]
Poor Knights Islands	-	-	-	4 million years ago
Pouakai	-	-	-	240,000 years ago
Rangitoto Island (part of the Auckland Volcanic Field)	260	853	36°47′13″S 174°51′29″E / 36.78694°S 174.85806°E / -36.78694; 174.85806 (Rangitoto Island)	1350
Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont	2518	8261	39°18′S 174°06′E / 39.3°S 174.1°E / -39.3; 174.1 (Mount Taranaki)	1755
Whangarei volcanic field	397	1302	35°45′S 174°16′E / 35.75°S 174.27°E / -35.75; 174.27 (Whangarei)	-

South Island

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	meters	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Akaroa Volcano	-	-	43°48′S 172°57′E / 43.800°S 172.950°E / -43.800; 172.950 (Akaroa)	Miocene
Lyttelton Volcano	919	3010	43°36′S 172°43′E / 43.600°S 172.717°E / -43.600; 172.717 (Lyttelton Harbour)	Miocene
Mount Horrible (near Timaru)	-	-	44°23′S 171°3′E / 44.383°S 171.050°E / -44.383; 171.050 (Mount Horrible)	2 million years ago ^[5]
Otago Volcano	680	2218	45°49′S 170°39′E / 45.817°S 170.650°E / -45.817; 170.650 (Otago Harbour)	c. 10 million years ago ^[6]

Other

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	meters	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Antipodes Islands	402	1319	49°41′S 178°46′E / 49.68°S 178.77°E / -49.68; 178.77 (Antipodes Islands)	Holocene
Auckland Island	650	1981	50°41′S 166°05′E / 50.69°S 166.08°E / -50.69; 166.08 (Auckland Island)	Miocene^[7]
Pitt Island	241	791	44°11′S 176°08′W / 44.18°S 176.13°W / -44.18; -176.13 (Pitt Island)	Ancient
Mount Dick (Adams Island)^[8]	705	2313	50°52′28″S 166°4′55″E / 50.87444°S 166.08194°E / -50.87444; 166.08194	-
Solander Islands	330	1080	46°34′S 166°53′E / 46.567°S 166.883°E / -46.567; 166.883 (Solander Islands)	Pleistocene

Ross Dependency

New Zealand also has de facto administration over Ross Dependency in Antarctica, which contains the following volcanoes:

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	meters	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Brown Peak	1500	5000	67°24′S 164°50′E / 67.40°S 164.83°E / -67.40; 164.83 (Brown Peak)	2001
Buckle Island	1239	4065	66°48′S 163°15′E / 66.80°S 163.25°E / -66.80; 163.25 (Buckle Island)	1899
Mount Erebus	3794	12448	77°32′S 167°17′E / 77.533°S 167.283°E / -77.533; 167.283 (Mount Erebus)	2008 (continuing)
Young Island	1340	4396	66°25′S 162°27′E / 66.42°S 162.45°E / -66.42; 162.45 (Young Island)	-

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 John H. Latter, Edwards F. Lloyd, Ian E.M. Smith, and Simon Nathan. () New Zealand's volcanoes: Kermadec Islands. Volcanic Hazards Working Group, Civil Defence Scientific Advisory Committee.
↑ "Okataina: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
↑ Nairn, I.A.; Beanland, S. (1989). "Geological setting of the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 32: 1–13. doi:10.1080/00288306.1989.10421383. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
↑ Price, R. C; R. B. Stewart; J. D. Woodhead; I. E. M. Smith (1999). "Petrogenesis of High-K Arc Magmas: Evidence from Egmont Volcano, North Island, New Zealand". Journal of Petrology 40 (1): 167–197. doi:10.1093/petrology/40.1.167.
↑ Wilson, John (2009). "South Canterbury region – Landscape and geology". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
↑ Bishop, D.G., and Turnbull, I.M. (compilers) (1996). Geology of the Dunedin Area. Lower Hutt, NZ: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. ISBN 0-478-09521-X.
↑ Google Books
↑ Auckland Islands. Polar Conservation Organisation.

External links

New Zealand's Volcanoes at GNS Science