This layer displays hot ground hazard areas identified in the Taupō District Plan. Geothermal areas have the potential to cause subsidence and can create a number of hazards including subsidence, hot ground and hydrothermal eruptions. Thermal areas can be difficult to define as the boundaries and extent of areas of hot ground can change over time. These thermal areas occur in a number of locations around the District in both rural and urban areas.

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