Trends in New Zealand volcanology*

New Zealand is known overseas for its hot springs and volcanoes, though more particularly among geologists in recent years on account of the development of geothermal power and the growing interest in ignimbrites. The term “volcanology” is taken by many to mean the study of active volcanoes, but in New Zealand, where the number of active volcanoes is small, the associated volcanic phenomena and rocks are of special interest, and the term has assumed a wider significance and is applied in general to the study of upper Tertiary and Quaternary volcanism.