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![Kaimanawa muster: Wild west comes to Waiouru](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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=800)
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=800)
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=800)
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=800)
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.
![Heritage painting inside Chateau Tongariro ‘drooping, cracking’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Heritage painting inside Chateau Tongariro ‘drooping, cracking’
Sagging canvas, flaking paint and cracks in historic painting. Who's responsible?
![Experts warn trampers to be prepared on Tongariro Alpine Crossing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Experts warn trampers to be prepared on Tongariro Alpine Crossing
'It’s things like walking the track in jandals.'
![Couple rescued from Mt Ruapehu in dead of night as 'intense' weather sets in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'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.
![There's more to the Ruapehu District than you think](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'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=800)
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=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
$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.
![High risk avalanche alerts issued for Tongariro, Taranaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
High risk avalanche alerts issued for Tongariro, Taranaki
Mountain users beware - a level 4 (high risk) alert is in place for high alpine areas.