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![Kaimanawa muster: Wild west comes to Waiouru](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kaimanawa muster: Wild west comes to Waiouru
The wild horse muster didn't go ahead last year because of Cyclone Gabrielle.
![Alpine crossing lakes finally clear of noxious weed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tūrangi Garden Club donates $3000 to Tongariro wetlands project
After a garden ramble fundraiser, a Tūrangi group has made a conservation donation.
![Hunters brace for busy weekend as roar season amps up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Zealand's most 'Instagrammable' locations revealed
A newly released ranking, based on Instagram data, shows the country's most popular spots.
![Couple rescued from Mt Ruapehu in dead of night as 'intense' weather sets in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Tourists in hot water after biking Tongariro Crossing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
There's more to the Ruapehu District than you think
Come hither, come hither: Here we shall see dinosaurs and rockets to the moon.
![DoC starts voluntary booking system for New Zealand's busiest day walk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Tongariro National Park Treaty talks restart but dark clouds loom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tongariro National Park Treaty talks restart but dark clouds loom
A significant portion of the tribe’s ancestral lands remains in the conservation estate.
!['Doubt they would have survived the night': Men rescued from Mt Ngāuruhoe by chopper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Tongariro Great Walk opens for booking: Is DoC's IT system back on track?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tongariro Great Walk opens for booking: Is DoC's IT system back on track?
Great Walk bookings reopen four months after “incredibly frustrating” IT meltdown.
![Why some of NZ’s most famous buildings sit empty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why some of NZ’s most famous buildings sit empty
Doors are closed at famed sites from the Rotorua Museum to the Chateau Tongariro.
![Waikato projects wow at regional architecture awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waikato projects wow at regional architecture awards
15 of 21 winners at the Bay of Plenty and Waikato Architecture Awards came from Waikato.
![Local forests hit by illegal tree fellings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local forests hit by illegal tree fellings
Dozens of plants in the Pureora Forest Park and Tongariro Forest were targeted.