Bay of Plenty
Whakaari / White Island is roughly circular, about 2 km (1.2 mi) in diameter, and rises to a height of 321 m (1,053 ft) above sea level.Cook noted the abundance of food supplies, in comparison to Poverty Bay further back along the eastern coast of the North Island.[8] During the 1820s and 1830s, northern iwi including Ngā Puhi invaded the Bay of Plenty during their campaign throughout the North Island, fighting local Māori tribes in what became known as the Musket Wars.In retaliation, British Crown and government-allied Māori forces attacked the Tauranga iwi, including at the famous Battle of Gate Pā in 1864.Further conflict with the government arose in 1865 when German missionary Carl Völkner and interpreter James Fulloon were killed by local Māori at Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne, respectively.[6] On 5 October 2011, the MV Rena ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef in the bay causing a large oil spill,[11][12] described as New Zealand's worst ever environmental disaster.[13] A volcanic eruption occurred on Whakaari / White Island at 14:11 on 9 December 2019, which resulted in twenty fatalities and twenty-seven injuries, most suffering severe burns.
Bay of Plenty RegionMāoriWhakatāneWhakatāne RiverJames CookToi-te-huatahiRaukokore RiverKereu RiverHaparapara RiverMotu RiverHawai RiverWaioeka RiverWaiotahe RiverRangitaiki RiverTarawera RiverKaituna RiverWairoa RiverWainui RiverAongatete RiverOtahu RiverWentworth RiverWharekawa RiverMayor Island / TūhuaMōtītī IslandMotunau / Plate IslandMoutohora IslandTe Paepae o AoteaWhakaari / White IslandTauranga HarbourWhangamatāWaihi BeachTaurangaŌpōtikiNew ZealandNorth IslandCoromandel PeninsulaCape RunawayMāori languagePoverty BayMaketuWaioekaŌtaraWairoaKaitunaTaraweraRangitaikiWhakataneRaukokoreandesitestratovolcanocone volcanovolcanic gasGeoNetsubmarine volcanotemperatemaritimeMāori traditionsmigration canoesMātaatuaNukutereTākitimuTainuiTe Whānau-ā-ApanuiTe WhakatōheaNgāi TaiNgāi TūhoeNgāti AwaNgāti TūwharetoaTe ArawaNgāi Te RangiNgāti RanginuiNgāti PūkengaSamuel MarsdenNgā PuhiMusket WarsprovincesAuckland ProvinceNew Zealand WarsGate PāCarl Völknerconfiscation of considerable landKatikatiTe PukecountiesMV RenaAstrolabe Reeflarge oil spillA volcanic eruptionList of schools in the Bay of Plenty RegionThe New Zealand Herald