Why is it important to commemorate the eruption?
![John Kirkland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TQ53SKHUCOCY4ZPYETSHTYV464.jpg?auth=a5d764929413372524fda4c8d7a2be4e27096cce499c9bc1d20a8e6a110f4337&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
It's the history of the place. It was a monumental happening. It's historical and it sets Rotorua apart from anywhere else. It gives us a point of interest no other place has got.
John Kirkland, 80s
Ngongotaha
![Trisha Fitzpatrick](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HZZC76EHP7JKXMRBRDJWVPCH3E.jpg?auth=21fb54672c7c3bb9a2984e08e558300a28059c7d205a1a827162baf7cfd65ea4&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)