The eruption also engulfed a small Maori village, Te Wairoa, in mud, ash and rock.
The main venue is Te Papa, however events are taking place at locations around Wellington city.
Wildlife photographers Craig Potton, Kim Westerskov, and Norman Heke from Te Papa judged the competition.
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Part Manti Te'o's inspirational story turned out to be the result of an elaborate hoax.
Te'o, of course, was the victim of a tabloid-ready hoax involving a fake girlfriend.
Te'o will get plenty of attention before he even plays a game with the Bolts.
Te'o ran a 4.82-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine, slow for a linebacker.
Notre Dame rushed forward with a stern-faced news conference, describing Te'o as an unwitting victim.
Te'o wasn't the only big-name player who will have to wait until Friday's second round.
Couric said she believes Te'o sincerely thought he was having a relationship with Kekua.
Loves Kiwi wine, too: recently bought coveted cult winery Dry River and popular producer Te Awa.
He also stressed than an increased TE ratio doesn't necessarily mean high levels of testosterone.
But David Haugh, a Chicago Tribune sports columnist, said Te'o has more explaining to do.
The players on my TV were suddenly harder to see than Manti Te'o's girlfriend.
They gave a rendition of one of Nicola's most famous songs - Es mas, te perdono.
The twin losses inspired him to honor them with sterling play on the field, Te'o said.
On Thursday Te'o appeared on Katie Couric's daytime talk show for his first on-air television interview.
Manti Te'o previously told reporters he and his girlfriend would spend hours speaking on the phone.
As the study's author, Dirk Willem te Velde, points out, the differences are often striking.
Te'o said he first met Tuiasosopo in person after the Southern California game in November.
"I wasn't faking it, " ESPN quoted Te'o as saying during the 2 1-2 hour interview.
According to the reporter, Te'o was calm, and had no interest in going on camera.
"Two guys and a girl are responsible for the whole thing, " Te'o told ESPN.
Te'o's parents were summoned and they were tearful and clearly agonized by the whole episode.
Surely this ordeal has been traumatizing for Te'o, but some levity may have helped.
This human tendency toward believing is what allows not-so-true tales like Armstrong's and Te'o's to flourish.
But the bizarre story of Manti Te'o shows that human beings are always ready to believe.
For me, the story of Manti Te'o pushed from the surreal to the absurd last Saturday.
Just a few simple questions in the Te'o story could have sniffed out the falsehoods.
In the second voicemail, the person was apparently upset by someone else answering Te'o's phone.
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