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Rāhui enacted after death at Tongariro National Park

RNZ 27 Dec 2025
A rāhui is in place in part of the Tongariro National Park after a death on Friday ... The local hapū, Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro, has placed a rāhui on the Taranaki Falls and Tama Lakes tracks until 6am on Tuesday 30 December.
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Tongariro National Park Fire Update #8 - State Highway 47 Reopening

Scoop 09 Dec 2025
The restrictions will be clearly signed and will apply between the intersection of SH47 and Mangatepopo Rd and approx. 1.5km north of the intersection of SH47 and SH48 ....
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Tongariro Fire Update #7

Scoop 09 Dec 2025
One crew will remain to monitor the fire overnight, while a drone crew will conduct a flight to check for deep-seated hotspots ....
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Live: Firefighters battle to contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park

RNZ 09 Dec 2025
Firefighters are battling to contain a large fire at the Tongariro National Park.
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Tongariro fire: tracks reopen (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)

Public Technologies 09 Dec 2025
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the Tongariro Northern Circuit and all walks in and around Whakapapa Village will be open from Wednesday 10 December ... "We ask the public, visitors, and all those who love Tongariro to uphold and respect this rāhui.
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Multiple fires break out at Tongariro National Park

Otago Daily Times 08 Dec 2025
File photo. NZ Herald. Firefighters are battling multiple blazes in Tongariro National Park ... .
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Crews battle multiple fires as highway shuts near Tongariro National Park

NewstalkZB 08 Dec 2025
Crews are battling multiple fires near Tongariro National Park.  ... A fire has broken out at the Tongariro National Park today ... Karen Wickson, from Adrift Tongariro, said they learned about the fire in the past hour. .
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Tongariro National Park Fire Update #3

Scoop 08 Dec 2025
Fire and Emergency is advising other residents in the vicinity of the fire to avoid exposure to smoke from the fire by keeping their doors and windows closed ....
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Tongariro National Park rocked by multiple fires; firefighters mobilize, helicopters deployed to battle massive vegetation blaze

The Economic Times 08 Dec 2025
Multiple fires erupted in Tongariro National Park, prompting a ...
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State Highway 47, Tongariro closed due to fires (New Zealand Police)

Public Technologies 08 Dec 2025
State Highway 47, Tongariro is currently closed between State Highway 48 and Mangatepopo Road due to a number of fires ...
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Hapū and DOC on Tongariro fire (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)

Public Technologies 08 Dec 2025
Department of Conservation and Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro ... "As a precaution, we've cancelled bookings for Mangatepopo Hut and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing until the morning of 10 December.
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Firefighters battle another blaze at Tongariro National Park

RNZ 08 Dec 2025
Firefighters are scrambling to contain a fire burning in Tongariro National Park ... SH47 WAIMARINO TO TONGARIRO - FIRE - 1.50PM ... all students and staff at its Tongariro centre were safe and accounted for.
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Book Tongariro huts for summer fun (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)

Public Technologies 30 Nov 2025
Tongariro Principal Ranger Heritage and Visitors Stu Smith says the change will bring certainty for visitors ... Bookable huts in Tongariro National Park.
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From ashes to renewal: How Tongariro’s blackened slopes could heal themselves

NewstalkZB 20 Nov 2025
A devastating wildfire scorched 3000ha of Tongariro National Park, but as recovery gets underway, conservation leaders say the blackened landscape could offer a rare chance for large-scale native regeneration.
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The Fire Is Out, But Tongariro Is Now At Risk Of Losing Its Unique Biological Legacy

MENA FN 17 Nov 2025
(MENAFN - The Conversation) The sight of flames tearing across Tongariro National Park last week was heartbreaking for lovers of the landscape. It was also potentially disastrous for a ... .

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