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Tongariro National Park is in the central North Island of New Zealand. It contains the volcanic mountains RuapehuMount Ruapehu or just Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano, situated at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone. It is the highest point on the North Island of New Zealand. Ruapehu contains three major peaks: Tahurangi (2,797m), Te Heuheu (2,755m) and P, NgauruhoeMount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand. It is the youngest vent and highest peak in the Tongariro volcanic complex and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. It has erupted 45 times in the 20th century, making it one of the world's most a and TongariroTongariro is a volcanic mountain complex in the North Island of New Zealand. It is in the Tongariro National Park and has a height of 1967 metres. It first erupted about 260,000 years ago. It consists of at least 12 cones. Ngauruhoe, while often regarded. The park covers 796 km² (307 mi²).

It was the first national parkThis article is about national parks. For the articles about the towns of National Park, see National Park, New Jersey and National Park, New Zealand. National parks are reserves of land, usually owned by national governments, that are protected from most to be established in New Zealand and the fourth in the world. In 1887 Te Heuheu Tukino IV (Horonuku), the paramount chief of the MaoriMori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. It is also the name of the people and language of the Cook Islands, referred to as Cook Islands Mori . The word maori means "normal" or "ordinary" in the Mori language and is wi tribe Ngati Tuwharetoa, gifted the peaks to the nation. The park was formally gazetted in 1907Events January events January 6 Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo). January 14 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than a 1,000 January 23 Charles Curtis. It is a World Heritage SiteA UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World Heritage program administered by UNESCO. The program aims to catalogue, name,.

It has a network of hiking trails and huts. Three skifields named Whakapapa, Turoa and Tukino are on Ruapehu.