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Kakaramea-Tihia Massif commenced at 229,000 ± 1,000 years ago. A more recent dated eruption was from Tihia, at 198,000 ± 23,000 years ago, with even more recent activity possible to Tihia's south-west. The older formations are from vents aligned north-west to south-east, but the
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