'Magical' book wins festival award
Desmond Bovey's book has been deemed 'of immense value'.
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Four people treated by emergency services after car crash in Ruapehu district
'We sent two ambulances and we treated a total of four patients.'
Minister to decide on village name change proposal
Te Korowai o Wainuiārua wants National Park Village to be named Waimarino.
Souffle wins inaugural carrot cook-off competition
The first-ever carrot cook-off in NZ saw a carrot souffle crowned number one.
Goat control: Helicopters search Tongariro National Park for feral pests
DoC eradicated the local wild goat population last year and hopes to keep it that way.
Kaimanawa muster: Wild west comes to Waiouru
The wild horse muster didn't go ahead last year because of Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Alpine crossing lakes finally clear of noxious weed
The Emerald Lakes are one of the most photographed parts of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Tongariro tramper died from medical event, not a fall police say
A rāhui was placed on the mountain as a result of the death of the tramper.
Tongariro Alpine Crossing closed after tramper dies
A person has died while traversing the Tongariro Crossing.
Ruapehu infrastructure downward spiral could leave tourists out in cold
Mt Ruapehu’s two skifields are still surrounded by uncertainty as the ski season nears.
Tūrangi Garden Club donates $3000 to Tongariro wetlands project
After a garden ramble fundraiser, a Tūrangi group has made a conservation donation.
Heritage painting inside Chateau Tongariro ‘drooping, cracking’
Sagging canvas, flaking paint and cracks in historic painting. Who's responsible?
Hunters brace for busy weekend as roar season amps up
Several organisations have asked for vigilance in the outdoors this long weekend.
Balloons over Waikato who? 19 kiwi take to Hamilton skies
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari kickstarted its biggest kiwi translocation this week.
New Zealand's most 'Instagrammable' locations revealed
A newly released ranking, based on Instagram data, shows the country's most popular spots.
Will new ministers push back over 'incoherent' $16.5m plan to stop Milford Sound over-tourism?
Tourism Minister says some of the Milford Opportunities Project plans are 'incoherent'.
Experts warn trampers to be prepared on Tongariro Alpine Crossing
'It’s things like walking the track in jandals.'
Desert Road to close at night for five weeks
NZTA advises the detour will add about 30 minutes to travel times.
Couple rescued from Mt Ruapehu in dead of night as 'intense' weather sets in
The couple hoped to get off the mountain before bad weather set in, but became lost.
'Very stupid decision': Essential worker who took ski holiday during Covid lockdown sentenced
It's unlikely he would have been caught had he not tried to scam free ski passes.
National Park Village potential name change riles Tauranga business
'That would cause quite a bit of confusion.'
Tourists in hot water after biking Tongariro Crossing
Biking is one of the activities banned at the dual world heritage site.
There's more to the Ruapehu District than you think
Come hither, come hither: Here we shall see dinosaurs and rockets to the moon.
An artist’s eye on Tongariro National Park: Whanganui illustrator captures subtle beauty in new book
Whanganui artist Desmond Bovey talks about the inspiration behind his newly released book.
DoC starts voluntary booking system for New Zealand's busiest day walk
DoC urges trampers to book ahead this summer, to protect the popular national park.
Ruapehu has had a great ski season – but we need to reimagine the future of our iconic volcano
Ski fields on the North Island volcano have faced huge economic uncertainty.
Tongariro National Park Treaty talks restart but dark clouds loom
A significant portion of the tribe’s ancestral lands remains in the conservation estate.
Chateau Tongariro’s tangled web of cost traps taxpayers
What, we must ask ourselves, is the grande dame worth?
'Doubt they would have survived the night': Men rescued from Mt Ngāuruhoe by chopper
The pair were wearing street shoes, jeans, cotton T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Company sentenced over ski bus crash that killed schoolgirl
The ski field company earlier admitted two charges brought by WorkSafe over the crash.
Chateau Tongariro is closed - who gets its historic art treasure?
The curious tale of an artist, a chateau - and a $1.3m angora cat painting.
Prison ordered for meth syndicate henchman who tied drug rival to chair and stabbed him to death
The trial gave a rare first-hand insight into Auckland's lucrative underground meth labs.
$30m and apology for iwi who paid the price for the nation's development
The tribes' areas of interest include the middle reaches of the Whanganui River.