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Mount Ruapehu is in Tongariro National Park, a volcanic plateau in the central North Island. The three main mountains in the park, Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe are all volcanoes, Ruapehu having been active in the winters of 1995 and 1996. Two popular locations in the area are the Desert Road and the Tongariro River. The National Park is approximately 300 kilometres from Auckland and Wellington. Mount Ruapehu has two skifields, Whakapapa and Turoa. |