Tongariro National Park - Department of Conservation Tongariro is New Zealand's oldest national park and a dual World Heritage area This status recognises the park's important Māori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding volcanic features
Tongariro Alpine Crossing: Tongariro National Park, Central North . . . Description Two fires recently burned significant areas of Tongariro National Park, affecting the area around the start of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing Visitors can expect to see blackened landscapes and burnt vegetation, but also regrowth as plants begin to recover
Central North Island volcanoes: Tongariro National Park Tongariro National Park volcanoes Ngauruhoe and Pukekaikiore In geological terms, the landforms of Tongariro National Park are comparatively young Although we identify the park as having three andesitic volcanoes, Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe, both Maori and geologists consider Ngauruhoe to be part of the Tongariro system
History and culture: Tongariro National Park - Department of Conservation In 1894, Tongariro National Park was established - the first for Aotearoa (New Zealand), and fourth in the world Legal ownership of the sacred mountain peaks increased significantly from the original 2,640 hectare tuku into a 25,000 hectare land block vested solely in the Crown
Tongariro Northern Circuit: Tongariro National Park Great Walk Explore the volcanic heart of Tongariro National Park, a landscape of stark glacial contrasts and alpine views From May to late October, conditions can be challenging – only go if you have the skills
Tongariro fire: tracks reopen: Media release 9 December 2025 Visitors can safely return to tracks and huts in Tongariro National Park on Wednesday 10 December, but caution is advised around traffic-controlled areas of State Highway 47 The fire affected around 300 hectares of Tongariro National Park, in an area near the previous, devastating, November fire