Mt Tarawera seen across from the lake.
Whakarewarewa Village has partnered with GNS to host a wananga aligned with the 130th anniversary of the Tarawera eruption.
The noho marae, to be held this Thursday and Friday at Hinemihi Marae, is open to a cluster of people from all different fields, including whanau, GNS staff and iwi groups.
The overnight stay will involve storytelling, purakau, waiata, poetry, recollections and experiences about the eruption.
In the early hours of June 10, 1886, people woke to earthquakes, lightning, fountains of molten rock and columns of smoke and ash up to 10km high.
The eruption lasted six hours and destroyed several villages, along with the Pink and White Terraces. About 120 people were killed. The settlements of Te Tapahoro, Moura, Te Ariki, Totarariki, Waingongongo and Te Wairoa were destroyed or buried.
