- Te Wairoa
Te Wairoa, also known as The Buried Village is located close to the shore of
Lake Tarawera inNew Zealand 'sNorth Island . It was aMāori and European settlement where visitors would stay on their way to visit thePink and White Terraces . The village was destroyed by the eruption of the volcanoMount Tarawera onJune 10 1886 . At least 100 people died in the eruption, many of them in other villages closer to the volcano.The Buried Village today is open to the public and shows the excavated ruins of the village, recovered relics on display in a world-class museum and the history of the eruption. It is located 14 kilometres southeast of
Rotorua on Tarawera Road.The Smith Family
Around three to four generations of the Smith Family have had ownership of the land at Te Wairoa. The First Geration of the Smith family bought the site of Te Wairoa from the first missionary, Rev. Seymour, at Te Wairoa. From then on the Smith family have run the excavating of Te Wairoa
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