A man and woman who lost their way spent a chilly night on Mt Ruapehu before being rescued this morning "cold and hungry".

Walkers put on a rope for safety

It's one of the most stunning walks in the world, so you can't expect to park right outside the very beginning of the track on a busy weekend.

It's one of the most stunning walks in the world, so you can't expect to park right outside the very beginning of the track on a busy weekend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

One of New Zealand's most popular pristine wilderness excursions is looking at turning roads into makeshift parking lots to counter nightmare traffic woes.

A full investigation has been launched into a Tongariro Crossing "debacle" in which two students could have died.

Police call school group errors on treacherous mountain a "debacle", where leader didn't even know students were missing.

The company that owns Chateau Tongariro is expecting to produce a profit for the first time in five years.

A 15-year-old snowboarder miraculously avoided injury after falling down an 8m waterfall hole lined with sharp rocks and icicles on

Skiers and snowboarders flocked to sunny Mt Ruapehu in such great numbers today that the access road to Whakapapa ski area had to be closed.

Chris Daniels finds 10 good reasons to do the Tongariro Crossing in winter.

Make sure you wrap up warm for the next few weeks - frigid temperatures are set to make August the coldest month of the year.

Eruptions, lahars, faster and better facilities, a catastrophic diesel spill and a devastating arson - it's been a hectic 30 years

Andrew Gillick tests his driving and cycling skills in Tongariro National Park.

One New Plymouth family were gifted a trampoline after high winds blew it into their property.

Scientists continue to monitor one of New Zealand's volcanic hot spots as underground rumblings reverberate.

Mt Ruapehu's risk of eruption is increasing with its volcanic alert now at Level 2, as DoC also issues warning to climbers and trampers.

Walkers planning to trek the Tongariro National Park are urged to take caution after a popular crossing was badly damaged due to heavy rain.

Jane Jeffries looks forward to ski season at the North Island's great mountain.

A 61-year-old tramper is missing near Tongariro National Park after he failed to return from a short walk earlier today.

A hike up and down a volcano gets Duncan Garner thinking he should really do more of this kind of exercise.

Andrew Alderson falls hard for the romance of Chateau Tongariro's historic and literary atmosphere.

Andrew Alderson and Junior treat their queen to a Mother's Day break on the Northern Explorer to National Park.

Rosalie France explores National Park without snow.

A tourist from Germany died while hiking in Tongariro National Park yesterday.

A 19-year-old woman who spent a "helpless and hopeless" night stranded on Mt Ngauruhoe wearing a hoodie and yoga pants, says she will never go tramping again.

A team of search and rescue specialists and police were "preparing for the worst" while searching for a woman who spent a night 1500m up Mt Ngauruhoe.

A woman survived a freezing night 1500m up Mt Ngauruhoe after she became separated from her group and climbed the wrong mountain.

Tongariro National Park turns on a bright blue day for a ramble to its even bluer lakes, writes Josie Dale.