Mount Ruapehu
No criminal charges over fatal Mt Ruapehu bus crash
Police are not laying criminal charges following the Mt Ruapehu bus crash that killed an 11-year-old girl in July.
Ohakune community shaken by fatal bus crash
Ohakune is a town on edge following the bus crash on the road to Tūroa which cost the life of 11-year-old Aucklander Hannah Francis at the weekend, and injured 18 others - three of whom who are still… Audio
Govt loans $10m for Mt Ruapehu gondola
The government is lending $10 million towards the construction of a high-speed gondola at Mount Ruapehu's Whakapapa ski field.
Is it all downhill from here? Ski clubs feel pinch as costs soar
Soaring running costs are threatening the future of some historic skiing and tramping lodges on Mount Ruapehu. Throw into the mix low occupancy over the winter, shorter ski seasons and dwindling club… Audio
The Science Of... Snow
What is snow? How and where is it made? Why is it white? Alison Ballance and Katy Gosset head to Mt Ruapehu in search of the answers to all your questions about snow. Audio, Gallery
Group stranded on Mt Ruapehu now off mountain
All 78 people stranded on Mount Ruapehu are now safely off the mountain, after two days stuck in huts.
More than 80 people stuck on Mt Ruapehu ski field
Bad weather has trapped more than 80 people, including a school group, on Mount Ruapehu's Tukino ski field for more than two days. Audio
Ruapehu warning as crater lake cools
Scientists are worried cooling temperatures in the Mount Ruapehu crater lake may result in a minor eruption.
Firm fined $34,000 for diesel leak
A fuel services company has been fined just over $34,000 and costs of $20,000 for its part in a diesel leak at the Turoa ski field on Mount Ruapehu in 2013.