Mount Taranaki 

Mount Taranaki is a volcano that's shaped like a symmetrical peak that stands in isolation to the west of the Central North Island volcanoes. At 2,518 metres high, it is the second-highest peak in the North Island after Ruapehu and is New Zealand’s largest mainland volcanic cone by volume. Taranaki is the youngest, largest and only active volcano in a chain that includes the Kaitake and Pouakai Ranges, Paritutu and the Sugar Loaves. All these are now eroded remains of what were once large volcanoes. Taranaki began erupting about 130,000 years ago, with large eruptions occurring on average every 500 years and smaller eruptions about 90 years apart. At present, the mountain is considered to be a “sleeping” active volcano that is likely to erupt again. There are significant potential hazards from lahars, debris avalanches, and floods.