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Continued...The Pink & White Terraces were the mostfamous tourist attraction in New Zealand andconsidered to be the eighth wonder of theworld. Those that made the long and hardjourney by way of horse and cart to visit theTerraces were most frequently well to dooverseas tourists or officers from the Britishforces in New Zealand.The silica Terraces formed natural bathingpools where the visiting tourists and Māorilocals would bathe au natural in male/femalesegregated areas.The Terraces were formed by geothermallyheated water containing large amounts ofsilicic acid and sodium chloride from two largegeysers. These geysers were part of a group of40 geysers in the nearby area.The Pink Terraces and the White Terraces were800 metres apart descending 40 metres to thelake edge of Rotomahana.They were completely destroyed by theeruption of Mount Tarawera, being replaced bythe Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley.After the eruption, a crater over 100 metresdeep encompassed the former site of theTerraces. After some years this filled with waterto form a new Lake Rotomahana, 30 metreshigher and much larger than the old lake,thus today the Terraces are now under waterand earth. Underwater sonar mapping ofthe lake floor in 2011 undertaken by WaikatoUniversity revealed images of parts of thePink Terraces.18 Guysers GazetteIssue 3 • Autumn 2015
Despite the loss of the Pink & White Terraces,the Rotorua district remains one of the mostvisited parts of the North Island attracting over3.2 million visitors a year.While Mt Tarawera is now sleeping, geothermalactivity around the many lakes and valleys isstill very much in action. Tourists flock here towitness the many geothermal parks with theirsteaming lakes and cliffs, geysers, mud pools,hot springs, craters and fumaroles.Mt Tarawera itself can be experienced by 4WD/walking tours or a helicopter landing whichgives you a chance to walk along the volcaniccrater rim. Alternatively you can witness thegrand volcano by a scenic fly-over in a DHC-3Otter float plane or helicopter. Boat trips onthe lakes of Tarawera and Lake Rotomohanaprovide stunning and unique scenery.The recently opened Tarawera Trail is a 4-6hour moderate-level walk that takes you pasthistoric sites and settlements, over hill ranges,and along isolated lake-edge beaches arrivingat Hot Water Beach where you get a chance tohave a soak in natural hot thermal water poolson the lake edge. The Lake Tarawera WaterTaxi will bring you back in the afternoon whichwill end a stunning and unforgettable dayexperiencing what is fast becoming one ofthe great walks of New Zealand. qguysersgaystay.comGuysers Gazette 19
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