In 1995 and 1996, a series of spectacular eruptions from Mt Ruapehu shook the central plateau, triggering lahars, avalanches and explosive jets of steam, hot water and rock.

William Pike's life was changed after he was critically injured during the 2007 eruption of Mount Ruapehu. William and a ...

Want to make your own Ruapehu? Vinegar and baking soda won't cut it here. Instead, you'll need andesite rock (crushed), some crater lake fluid (very acidic) and some gases (volcanic). Heat your ...

A prolonged period of hotter-than-average temperatures in the crater lake of New Zealand’s Mt Ruapehu has seen the country’s media questioning whether another eruption is on the cards. Mt Ruapehu ...