On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

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Digital elevation oblique view of Mount Tarawera and the surrounding landscape near Lake Tarawera based on von Hochstetter’s (1859) survey notes. Bottom: Watercolor and pencil sketch of the same view crafted by Ferdinand von Hochstetter April 1859 (modified from Nolden and Nolden, 2013).