New Zealand Student Tours

Volcano Settlements

Buried Village

Christchurch

Lyttleton

Timaru


Auckland

Volcanoes attract settlements mainly because of the rich nutritious soils for food production. 

Volcanoes also provide hot pools, lakes, and coastal shipping harbours.  

Early Maori used volcanoes for their defense advantages.

Studies
Studies help us understand the advantages, difficulties and risks of settling near volcanoes. We learn about the geographic formation of the volcanoes, see the many uses communities make for these and look at the risks involved in various locations.

Rotorua

Dunedin

See also:-

Taupo

Volcano Studies