A 19-year-old woman was rescued from Mt Ngauruhoe after being trapped by steep terrain off trail.
The American woman was on her descent from the summit when she became trapped on Friday.
Senior Constable Barry Shepherd of the Taupo police said the woman reached the top of the mountain about 9am on Friday, having found her way there by an unorthodox route from the Mangatepopo Valley.
"Her descent took her down a similar route but she lost her nerve a third of the way down and called police for help," he said.
"Some of her gear tumbled down the mountain ahead of her and she ripped the seat out of her pants while sliding down the scree slope."
Mr Shepherd said Taupo police called the Youthtown Trust Rescue Helicopter to the mountain and the woman was found after a short search.
A Land Search and Rescue official was put out on rocks adjacent to the woman and managed to coax her to a suitable spot where she could get in to the helicopter.
Meanwhile, a 60-year-old Warkworth man is now home after spending an unscheduled night lost while hunting in the Kaimanawa Ranges earlier last week.
The man and his companion were based at the Tauranga-Taupo Hut for five days and he did not return from day hunt on Monday.
He was reported overdue on Tuesday so Police and Land Search and Rescue teams started a search.
Mr Shepherd said the man arrived back at his hut about 4.15pm Tuesday just as searchers were being sent in.
When police spoke to the man he revealed his compass was adversely affected by a piece of electronic equipment he was carrying.
"It had the effect of making his compass point 180 degrees in the wrong direction which led to him going the wrong way. After spending the night camped out and finding another hut he realised the error, so made his way back to the Tauranga-Taupo Hut."
Tourist rescued from mountain
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