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The much-anticipated lahar at Mt Ruapehu appears to have been delayed.
The Department of Conservation says water levels in the crater lake have dropped slightly over the past month due to a prolonged fine spell during February.
A DoC spokesman said the water seepage through the tephra dam has not picked up speed and it is now thought the lahar could happen later this month or possibly in April.
- NEWSTALK ZB
