Figure 1From: Bridging Māori indigenous knowledge and western geosciences to reduce social vulnerability in active volcanic regions Location map of Mt. Ruapehu at the southernmost end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) in the North Island of New Zealand (Te Ika ā Māui). The general view of the North Island (a) is based on the map provided by http://prosale.co.nz/html/map.html, where the location of Mt. Taranaki can be seen, offset from the Tongariro Volcanic Centre (green square); the latter, comprising Mt. Ruapehu, Mt. Tongariro, and Pihanga volcanoes is shown in (b), based on a STER GDEM, 30 m resolution DEM. The coordinates are UTM.Back to article page