Steam gushes from the blackened slopes of Mount Tongariro at Rangipo in Tongariro National Park in August 2012. Mount Tongariro volcano erupted again on Wednesday, sending a column of ash high into ...

A volcano which suddenly erupted for the first time in more than a century has covered parts of New Zealand's North Island in thick grey ash over several miles. The eruption of Mount Tongariro, one of ...

Mount Tongariro volcano erupted late Monday for the first time in nearly a century, leaving New Zealand’s North Island under a huge ash cloud, national media reported. The eruptions caught geologists ...

Steam billows from vents at the summit of Mt Tongariro. Photo / Alan Gibson The alert level for Mt Tongariro has been reduced and officials are looking at reopening tracks which have been closed since ...

MASSIVE plume of ash can be seen rising from the mountain as an operation gets underway to get people off the Tongariro Crossing. Hundreds of tourists - including 90 schoolchildren from Napier - were ...

A New Zealand volcano used as a backdrop for many scenes in the Lord of the Rings movies has erupted. Scrolll down to see the video The eruption of Mount Tongariro, its second in less than four months ...