The Buried Village of Te Wairoa Blog

The Smith family story unearths significance of devastating tale of eruption

Where did it all begin? An English couple, Reginald and Violet Smith sailed to New Zealand on the SS Athenic in 1912, moving their lives to the other side of the world and settling in Rotorua where their two sons, Dudley and Basil, were...

Was The Phantom Canoe a warning sign of impending doom?

The village Tohunga - sacred and spiritual Priest Tuhoto Ariki, the tribal priest of Te Wairoa, came from a long line of high priests. From an early age, Tuhoto was fascinated by the mysteries of priesthood. He became known as a great...

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