Native plants in the Tongariro National Park are being hit hard by the spread of invasive heather with a 40% to 50% drop in native species in some areas, a new study published in Oecologia has found.

This story appears in the July 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. As you contemplate the heart of Tongariro National Park— three peaks that rise in one of the most beautiful places in ...

Earlier this month, the business association pre-empted the name change with a change of its own, switching from National Park Village Business Association to Tongariro National Park Villages Busi ...

This morning you will drive towards Tongariro National Park through the Wairakei geothermal field. It was the first geothermal field in New Zealand to be used for electrical generation and remains ...

Ride through the Tongariro National Park, abandoned railway tunnels, ruined viaducts and old bush camps. The ride takes an estimated 2-4 hours and is mainly a flat surface, making it accessible ...