It's one of the furthest places from the ocean in New Zealand. But in the middle of the night in 2022, a tsunami in Lake Taupo flooded the foreshore, damaging moored boats.
The trigger? A 5.6 magnitude earthquake caused by unrest in the supervolcano beneath the lake.
GNS Science volcano seismologist Dr Oliver Lamb has been investigating what happened and why.
GNS Science volcano seismologist Dr Oliver Lamb. Photo: SUPPLIED
