Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell with rural firefighters as they prepare for the third day fighting the fire in Tongariro National Park. Photo / Mike Scott Rain carries the ...

(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 world-renowned ...

Rainfall today at Tongariro National Park has helped dampen the fire that's rampaged across nearly 3000 hectares since Saturday. Fire and Emergency says a flyover his afternoon's revealed no signs of ...

Tourism-dependent businesses in the central North Island town of Waimarino have faced hard times since November's fire in Tongariro National Park.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) says Tongariro National Park is home to threatened species of flora and insects, as fire-fighters wait to see if a wildfire in the area has really been ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand continues to move from offensive firefighting to patrolling and monitoring the area burnt by the fire in Tongariro National Park, but is still treating the area as a ...

Kiwis living with a respiratory condition near the Tongariro National Park fire are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to the smoke. The Asthma and Respiratory ...

A significant improvement in Tongariro National Park's massive blaze, which grew by leaps and bound over the weekend. Fire and Emergency says rain today's helped dampen the fire - and the focus for ...

A wildfire that swept across thousands of hectares of New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park appears to be coming under control, officials said. Residents are being allowed back into the area following ...

Video shows white smoke rising beside the road in Tongariro National Park. Video / Supplied Sparks and gravel from the back of a trailer may have caused the recent Tongariro fire, claims a Tongariro ...

Wellington: New Zealand emergency services are battling a massive wildfire in Tongariro National Park on the North Island, where flames have already scorched an estimated 1,100 hectares, authorities ...