Calling all curious minds, from young explorers to the young at heart.

Have you ever found a rock and wondered what it is? Want to learn more about the unique volcanoes around Tāmaki Makaurau? Curious why some volcanoes erupt with lava flows and others with large explosions?

Join the DEVORA (DEtermining VOlcanic Risk in Auckland) team for fun, interactive volcano experiments.

See examples of explosive and flowing eruption styles, and explore a display of rocks and minerals from the Auckland Volcanic Field and beyond.

Chat with volcano scientists and geologists from the University of Auckland, and ask questions about volcanoes, earthquakes, rocks and the natural world.