Volcanoes of New Zealand: Every Volcano and Eruption on Record

New Zealand’s volcanoes on the map

Colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The record

Volcanoes: 31
Significant eruptions: 15
Deaths counted: 410

Every significant eruption

Newest first.

Every volcano

Volcano	Type	Elevation	Last known eruption	Significant eruptions
Antipodes Island	Pyroclastic cones	402 m	An uncertain Holocene eruption
Auckland Volcanic Field	Volcanic field	260 m	AD 1 to 1499
Brimstone Island	Submarine volcano	-2,000 m
Brothers	Submarine volcano	-1,350 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Clark	Submarine volcano	-860 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Curtis Island	Submarine volcano	47 m
Giggenbach	Submarine volcano	-65 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Havre Seamount	Submarine	-897 m	1964 or later
Healy	Submarine volcano	-980 m	AD 1 to 1499
Kaikohe-Bay of Islands	Volcanic field	388 m	AD 1 to 1499
Macauley	Caldera	238 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption	1
Maroa	Caldera	897 m	AD 1 to 1499
Mayor Island	Shield volcano	355 m	BC (Holocene)
Monowai	Submarine volcano	-132 m	1964 or later
Ngauruhoe	Stratovolcano	2,291 m	1964 or later
Okataina	Lava dome	1,111 m	1964 or later	5
Raoul Island	Stratovolcano	516 m	1964 or later	2
Reporoa	Caldera	592 m	AD 1 to 1499
Ruapehu	Stratovolcano	2,797 m	1964 or later	1
Rumble II West	Submarine volcano	-1,200 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Rumble III	Submarine volcano	-220 m	1964 or later
Rumble IV	Submarine volcano	-500 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Rumble V	Submarine volcano	-400 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Tangaroa	Submarine volcano	-600 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Taranaki	Stratovolcano	2,518 m	1700 to 1799
Taupo	Caldera	760 m	AD 1 to 1499	4
Tongariro	Stratovolcano	1,978 m	1964 or later
Unnamed	Submarine volcano	-560 m	1800 to 1899
Whakaari/White Island	Stratovolcano	294 m	1964 or later	2
Whangarei	Cinder cone	397 m
Wright	Submarine volcanoes	-900 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.