Historically, the lake was used to cleanse the bones of the dead before their spirits returned to the ancestral homeland.

The lake is so clear, that its clarity allows visibility ... who hike within the mountains of Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, is under severe threat of losing its ...

Taupō Volcano is a massive caldera (collapsed volcano) located beneath Lake Taupō in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most active and powerful volcanic systems on ...