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Frozen August as temperatures drop
Make sure you wrap up warm for the next few weeks - frigid temperatures are set to make August the coldest month of the year.
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.
Despite its slightly faded glamour, the Chateau still lives up to Tim Roxborogh's childhood expectations.
Mt Tongariro - long considered a peaceful neighbour to the rowdy Ruapehu - is much more fiery than we ever realised, says a scientist sharing new findings 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.
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.
Paul Charman on the joys of a weekend driving around the Central Plateau.
A digger driver who was critically injured after being hit by a train this morning was carrying out work for KiwiRail.
Rachel Grunwell offers tips on how to survive taking the kids on a ski holiday.
New Zealanders will still have free access to Tongariro National Park and its surrounds despite a report confirming his people's belief its peaks were never gifted to the Crown, says paramount chief.
Work to flush a stream contaminated by a large diesel spill at Tongariro National Park has begun.
Mount Tongariro has been rattled by numerous small earthquakes in the past few weeks, which could spark an increase in volcanic activity, GNS Science says.
Donna McIntyre feels her fear of heights and does the Tongariro Crossing anyway.
Three volcanoes, a castle and a train make for magical holiday ingredients, writes Elisabeth Easther.