New ZealandCritically hurt digger driver working for KiwirailA digger driver who was critically injured after being hit by a train this morning was carrying out work for KiwiRail.17 Jun 06:50 AM
TravelMt Ruapehu: Adventures in the snowRachel Grunwell offers tips on how to survive taking the kids on a ski holiday.10 May 09:00 PM
TravelTongariro will always be open: IwiNew 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.12 Nov 11:06 PM
New ZealandDiesel spill clean-up beginsWork to flush a stream contaminated by a large diesel spill at Tongariro National Park has begun.05 Oct 04:50 AM
New ZealandSmall earthquakes could spark volcanic activityMount Tongariro has been rattled by numerous small earthquakes in the past few weeks, which could spark an increase in volcanic activity, GNS Science says.06 Aug 08:52 AM
TravelTongariro Crossing: Alpine adventureDonna McIntyre feels her fear of heights and does the Tongariro Crossing anyway.08 Jun 03:00 AM
TravelOn track to a Kiwi classicThree volcanoes, a castle and a train make for magical holiday ingredients, writes Elisabeth Easther.01 Apr 10:00 PM
New ZealandTeen airlifted off Tongariro CrossingA 14-year-old boy has been airlifted off the Tongariro Crossing this afternoon.11 Dec 05:23 AM
New ZealandExperts: Tongariro could erupt againThe 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.22 Nov 12:33 AM
New ZealandSchool trampers get explosive lessonTamatea 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.21 Nov 09:40 PM
New ZealandVolcano safety warningPolice say they would "discourage" sightseers from travelling to Mt Tongariro following an eruption at the Te Maari crater today.21 Nov 03:36 AM
TravelTongariro: Call of the wildLydia Jenkin drops the shops and experiences a Ladies' Weekend with a difference - caving, climbing and trekking in Tongariro National Park.15 Oct 04:30 PM
TravelTongariro: Rite of passageCliff Taylor dodges missiles and fickle weather on the Tongariro Crossing.05 Oct 03:30 AM
TravelTongariro: Of willows and wetlandsFraser Crichton joins a Project Tongariro field trip kayaking at Waimarino Wetland Reserve on Lake Taupo.29 Sep 11:00 PM
TravelTongariro: Mountain magicA moonlit weekend gives Fraser Crichton an opportunity to find out more about Project Tongariro's high-tech Tongariro Alpine Crossing experience.28 Sep 03:30 AM
TravelMt Tongariro tracks to be reopenedOfficials are looking at reopening tracks which have been closed since the mountain's eruption.24 Aug 01:30 AM
New ZealandTongariro, White Island alerts downgradedTongariro erupted late on August 6, throwing out rock, ash and steam. It was the first time since 1897 that it had erupted.17 Aug 07:56 AM
TravelSilent for decades, Tongariro shows it can still kick ashOnly hours after Judy Bailey completed the Tongariro Crossing, the volcano awoke from its century-long slumber...13 Aug 11:00 PM
New ZealandScientists inch close to rumbling TongariroScientists, wary of another eruption, have managed to move as close to Mr Tongariro as is safely possible since Monday night's unexpected blast.10 Aug 08:43 AM
TravelInterest in Tongariro Alpine Crossing eruptsInterest in the Tongariro Alpine Crossing has gone "through the roof" since Mount Tongariro erupted on Monday night.07 Aug 11:41 PM
