While much of the landscape around Mount Ruapehu consists of low scrub and tussock, there are also some tracts of forests that cover some of the lower flanks of the mountain. Predominate forests here are beech and podocarp rainforest.
View of Lake Rotoaira with Mount Tongariro in the background. In view is plume of white hot steam erupting...
View of a lava field on the southern slopes of Mount Ruapehu. Created by an eruption where lava flowed...
This section of the Mangawhero Falls Walk uses a boardwalk in order to navigate an area of tarns. Tarns...
In view is the small town of Ohakune with Mount Ruapehu in the background. Ohakune is a great base...
An unobstructed view of Mount Ruapehu in the central North Island from a large wetlands area containing native grasses....
Looking at a swamp covered in toetoe in Tongariro National Park. Toetoe, also known as Cortaderia toetoe, is a...
The Ohakune isite Visitor Information Centre specialize in local insights and advice for travelers exploring the Ruapehu region. They...
View of Mount Ngauruhoe and surrounding tussock hills in New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park. The volcano is an almost...
