
Tongariro proves fiery too
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.
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.
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.
A tourist from Germany died while hiking in Tongariro National Park yesterday.
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.
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.
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.
A 14-year-old boy has been airlifted off the Tongariro Crossing this afternoon.
The immediate threat of eruption at Mt Tongariro has passed but there remains a chance of another sudden eruption within the next two weeks, GNS Science says.
Tamatea Intermediate School's volcano studies took on unexpected realism as Tongariro erupted in front of a fifth of the Hawkes Bay school's pupils on a trek during their end-of-year camp yesterday.
Police say they would "discourage" sightseers from travelling to Mt Tongariro following an eruption at the Te Maari crater today.
Lydia Jenkin drops the shops and experiences a Ladies' Weekend with a difference - caving, climbing and trekking in Tongariro National Park.