John Main Arena, 150 million year project, Takapuna less.
The grand-sounding “John Maine Arena” in London, on The Embankment, isn’t a new football stadium or a performing arts centre. This understated sculpture sits outside The National Theatre.
A violent volcanic eruption on Takapuna Beach with little warning. The forest close to the cafe was destroyed.
Auckland is the only city in the world built on a live volcanic field and the Takapuna eruption opened the show.
Large masses of partially molten lava under Auckland City rise relentlessly to the surface.