Yes, another hokey name. Friday, we left Rotorura to head for Tongariro National Park.
On the way we stopped at the Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland which is a large area of geothermal activity in the central part of the North Island. New Zealand is situated across two tectonic plates and therefore contains a huge faultline. There are numerous active volcanoes in the
country and parts of the country experience seismic
activity in the form of a small earthquake like once a week. Anyway, Waiotapu is an area of where some of this pressure vents in the form of geysers, very colorful acidic pools and other bubblies. It was quite amazing but smelly (the air reeked of suphur). We are glad we stopped. Here is their website.
http://www.geyserland.co.nz/history.htm -- Alan and Kelly
Yes, another hokey name. Friday, we left Rotorura to head for Tongariro National Park. On the way we stopped at the Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland which is a large area of geothermal activity in the central part of the North Island. New Zealand is situated across two tectonic plates and therefore contains a huge faultline. There are numerous active volcanoes in the 
country and parts of the country experience seismic 
activity in the form of a small earthquake like once a week. Anyway, Waiotapu is an area of where some of this pressure vents in the form of geysers, very colorful acidic pools and other bubblies. It was quite amazing but smelly (the air reeked of suphur). We are glad we stopped. Here is their website. http://www.geyserland.co.nz/history.htm -- Alan and Kelly 
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