Earthquake swarm near Ruapehu - minor volcanic unrest continues. Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1.

For centuries — and long before Mount Doom drew Tolkien’s heroes to Mordor — New Zealand’s explosive geology has awed and terrified the island’s residents. Volcanoes, including the one ...

Demonstrating an excellent example of cooperation between managers and staff of two of the globe’s most iconic World Heritage volcano sites, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the USA and New Zealand’s ...

Tongariro is an active volcano that is capable of producing these types of eruptions with little notice, so the question of how much danger (which is relatively low) this represents will likely be ...

New Zealand's Mount Tongariro erupted Wednesday, creating an "absolutely spectacular" experience for a group of middle school students, their teacher said.

New Zealand's Mount Tongariro has erupted again, having rumbled back to life in August after more than a century of quiet. The volcano, in the North Island, sent a column of ash at least 2km (1.25 ...

The late-night eruption of New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volcano on Monday (Aug. 6) was spotted by a NASA satellite just an hour after it began. The newly-released image, taken by the Suomi NPP ...

Mount Tongariro, a volcano in New Zealand’s North Island, erupted for the first time in 115 years, creating an ash cloud that closed roads and disrupted regional air travel before moving off the ...

New Zealand is watching Mount Tongariro on its North Island, as there may be more activity following last night's eruption.

The eruption of New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volcano was likely due to heated water building up and causing an explosion.

Mount Tongariro volcano erupted late Monday for the first time in nearly a century, leaving New Zealand’s North Island under a huge ash cloud, national media reported. The eruptions caught ...

The latest GNS Science report says that although Tongariro does consistently release volcanic and hydrothermal gases, volcanic gas emissions are up significantly since the last measurement.