Maungaongaonga is an 825 metres (2,707 ft) high dacite volcano located between Rotorua and Taupō in the North Island Volcanic Plateau. The area of the mountain is a scenic reserve and some of its southern slopes are highly geothermally active.
View of Maungaongaonga towards north west from Waiotapu
Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault
The Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault is a seismically and volcanically active area of the central North Island of New Zealand.
The Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault (right in red) is a splay fault off the Paeroa Fault (left in red) in the Taupo Rift, North Island, New Zealand