Following last night's eruption of Mt Ruapehu climbers, skiers and sightseers are being warned not to venture to the top of the volcano. This morning, staff from the Department of Conservation (DOC) and ... Read More

Hut and campsite fees for children and young people aged under 18 will be free from July next year on New Zealand’s nine Great Walks, including the Whanganui Journey. Conservation Minister Chris ... Read More

A lahar at the lake yesterday released 1.3 million cubic metres of water and debris which had accumulated behind a dam of soft rock built up by the 1995 volcanic eruptions. That reduced the lake level ... Read More

Visiting Mitre Peak and Milford Sound is the country's No 1 "must-do" experience - but most Kiwis reckon there's no great reason to visit Parliament. Or so says a 101 must-do list of ... Read More

Natural causes rather than seismic activity probably triggered the massive landslide in Mt Aspiring National Park.   The landslip, about 150m wide and 150m long, sent at least half a million cubic ... Read More

It is only a matter of time until up to one million cubic metres of water - enough to fill 400 Olympic-sized swimming pools - will burst from the Mt Ruapehu crater lake and sweep down the Whangaehu Valley, ... Read More

Conservator, Paul Green, says, “The lake level has reached Warning Level 2 on a scale of levels set by the agencies involved in monitoring and responding to a lahar from the lake. This level is significant ... Read More

The Department of Conservation (DOC) has reduced the high risk warning status around the Crater Lake on Ruapehu to a medium risk warning. The Department of Conservation (DOC) has also reduced the medium ... Read More

Warnings for climbers to stay away from the top of Mt Ruapehu remain in place after seismic activity triggered a lahar alert on the mountain on Wednesday night. Click here to view. Source: New Zealand ... Read More