saw that her husband had left and she started to weep, thus creating the Tarawera Falls and river. Until this day Tarawera still cries and Whakaari still calls out for her lover, who is frozen to the spot near Kawerau. Transmitter Putauaki is home to a major FM radio transmitter for the eastern Bay of Plenty. Prior to digital television transition in December 2013, the transmitter was also the main analogue television transmitter for the area. Gallery See also List of volcanoes in New Zealand References External links Walking up Mount Edgecumbe - at peakbagging.co.nz Whakatane District Volcanoes of the Bay of Plenty Region Okataina Volcanic Centre Volcanic cones VEI-5 volcanoes Whakatane Graben Taupō Volcanic Zone