The Tongariro Alpine Crossing trail has been closed until Saturday after the death of a tramper.
The Department of Conservation tonight announced a rāhui had been placed on the track which would be in place until sunrise on Saturday.
The body of a 53-year-old man was found on Mount Tongariro this morning.
Four men set out at 8am yesterday to hike over the Tongariro Alpine Crossing from Ketetahi to Mangatepopo, police said.
The group stayed together until the bush edge below Ketetahi Hut, where three of the men continued without the missing man.