Reporoa Caldera

#487 among destinations in New Zealand

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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The Reporoa Caldera is a 10 km by 15 km caldera in New Zealand's Taupō Volcanic Zone. It formed some 230,000 years ago, in a large eruption that deposited approximately 100 km³ of tephra, forming the Kaingaroa Ignimbrite layer. It contains three rhyolitic lava domes and is associated with three geothermal fields. These are the active Reporoa geothermal field in the caldera, The Waiotapu geothermal area north of the caldera rim, and the Broadlands thermal area to the south. The Waikato River runs through the southern half of the caldera. ()

Alternative names: Last eruption: 1180Elevation: 1942 ftCoordinates: 38°25'0"S, 176°19'59"E

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Bay of PlentyNew Zealand

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Reporoa Caldera – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lady Knox Geyser, Champagne Pool, Waiotapu, Reporoa.

5.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Volcano, Hot springs
Lady Knox Geyser
132 min walk • Nestled within the geothermal wonderland of Wai-O-Tapu, near Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island, the Lady Knox Geyser presents a spectacle that draws tourists from around the world. This natural geyser, named after a daughter of a 19th-century New Zealand Governor...
4.4 miNE
Park
Champagne Pool
113 min walk • Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The terrestrial hot spring is located about 30 km southeast of Rotorua and about 50 km northeast of Taupo.
4.4 miNE
Colour-splashed geothermal reserve
Waiotapu
113 min walk • Waiotapu is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone. It is 27 kilometres south of Rotorua.
1.4 miS
Locality
Reporoa
36 min walk • Reporoa is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a caldera in the Taupo Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic lava domes and the active Reporoa geothermal field.