A unique look inside Auckland's underground lava cavesCHIRAG JINDAL The pictures will be on display until Christmas Eve. Visual artist Chirag Jindal​ and speleologist Peter Crossley have spent the past 18 months carrying $100,000 worth of equipment into 10 Auckland lava caves. READ MORE:* Auckland Underground: A lava cave in the backyard* Auckland Underground: The hidden lava cave* New documentary looks at Auckland's cave networkOne scan takes roughly 10 minutes, but depending on the size of the cave, upwards of 20 individual scans were sometimes required to capture the full scale of a cave. Jindal said they spent three days scanning one particular lava cave in Three Kings. CHIRAG JINDAL Auckland is the only region in New Zealand, and one of the only places in the world, that has lava caves like these beneath its surface.

Source: Stuff December 04, 2017 06:22 UTC