Rotorua. Painting of the crystalline pink lake terraces which once stood near Lake Tarawera. It was destroyed by a mighty volcanic eruption in 1886. The village of Te Wairo was destroyed and buried Image by denisbin Some Geography of the Rotorua Area. Rotorua’s hot springs and mud pools and geysers are powered by the collision between two immense … [Read more...] about Rotorua. Painting of the crystalline pink lake terraces which once stood near Lake Tarawera. It was destroyed by a mighty volcanic eruption in 1886. The village of Te Wairo was destroyed and buried