Hey T..somewhere I saw you ask when I lived in Tauranga whether people seemed to be aware of the volcanoes in the region? I cant find your question but to answer....NO...a resounding no. Even I had absolutely no idea when I lived there....certainly didnt realise that Mayor was a Volcano!!

I was most afraid of a tsunami from a quake...and this was talked about by many in the Papamoa Mount...but the only conversation I ever had about volcanoes would have been White Island....