Mt Ruapehu
Ruapehu's tourism future is complicated and confusing
Snow season is fast approaching but the North Island's only commercial skiing mountain has an uncertain future Audio
Mt Ruapehu update: will life pass holders stump up?
Life pass holders for Mt Ruapehu's troubled ski fields have two more days to indicate whether they're willing to stump up funds to help save Whakapapa and Turoa ski fields. Audio
Echo the avalanche rescue dog - sniffing for life in the snow
Echo loves rolling in the snow but he has an important job to do while he's in the white stuff. He's an avalanche rescue dog and we are out with him and his handler keeping up his finely tuned skills… Video, Audio
Mt Ruapehu crater lake heats up, small earthquakes expected
GNS Science says small volcanic earthquakes can be expected a Mt Ruapehu as the Crater Lake goes through a new heating phase.
Mount Ruapehu crater lake heating up
Mt Ruapehu's crater lake - Te Wai ā-moe - typically goes through heating cycles, and GNS measurements show that early this month the temperature started building.
Rāhui on Mt Ruapehu after man's death in crater lake
A rāhui remains in place on Mt Ruapehu after a man fell into the crater lake and died on Saturday. His body was pulled from the lake by members of the group he was with. The death is being referred to… Audio
Mt Ruapehu ski lodge given the gift of life
The Auckland Tramping Club says the gifting of its Mt Ruapehu ski lodge to a school group today is bittersweet.
'I was too scared to drive those buses'
A former driver of the company which owned the bus that crashed and killed a young girl while returning from Tūroa ski field on Saturday says she quit due to safety concerns. Audio
North Island quake could trigger Ruapehu lahar
A very large earthquake in the central North Island could trigger a big lahar from Mt Ruapehu. In the recent past it's been eruptions that have led to lahars on the mountain. But scientists from… Audio
Govt loans $10m for Mt Ruapehu gondola
Move over Queenstown and Rotorua, Mount Ruapehu is getting a gondola too...with the help of a $10 million government loan. The government says it could transform the central North Island, but some… Audio
Is the traditional Kiwi getaway to the snow under threat?
Almost half of the skiing and tramping club lodges at Whakapapa on Mount Ruapehu are feeling the pinch of rising running costs and dwindling membership. Audio
Woman rescued after getting lost on Mt Ruapehu
Local knowledge and volunteers are credited with saving a skiers life after she became lost on Mt Ruapehu overnight. Constable Conrad Smith talks to Sharon Brettkelly. Audio
Off-piste skier plucked to safety at 2.30am
Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after she got lost while skiing on Mount Ruapehu last night.
North Island skifields expecting big weekend
The snow's good news for the central North Island skifields. "We love it when it snows," says Matt McIvor from Ruapehu Alpine Lifts . "This one's a doozy." Audio
Winter blast strands skiers on Mt Ruapehu
The wintery blast that's swept up the country has stranded 80 people on a Mt Ruapehu skifield, toppled shipping containers in Wellington and grounded inter-island ferries for another day. Audio
Temperature's rising atop Mt Ruapehu
The central North Island's sleeping giant Mt Ruapehu has been stirring in recent weeks and vulcanologists have just raised their alert level by a notch Audio
Ruapehu lake hot but no bubbles
Temperatures in the crater lake at Mt Ruapehu remain at record levels but there have been no further disturbances on the lake surface.
Mt Ruapehu - Simon Dickson
A spell of extreme weather has left Mt Ruapehu under a deep blanket of new snow, which bodes well for good spring skiing and a busy school holiday period. Audio
Skiers helped off mountain
A small group of experienced skiers has had to be evacuated off Mt Ruapehu after a blizzard made it too difficult to ski down.