In August 1990, Sonny Tavake, NZBM, was one of 13 soldiers who set out on an alpine training course on Mt Ruapehu ... was awarded the New Zealand Bravery Medal for his actions that day.

Those are the words of Hamilton resident and former soldier Sonny Tavake, who was one of 13 soldiers who set out on an alpine training course on Mt Ruapehu ... him to win a New Zealand Bravery ...

Heard New Zealand is an amazing place for a road ... No roads cross between the peaks and only two go any distance up the flanks of Mount Ruapehu to the ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa.

At The Chef’s Table in the Ruapehu District ... He named the station after the whio, New Zealand’s endangered blue duck with a goal for tourism to pay for the conservation of the area ...

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Tongariro at Tongariro Alpine Crossing in New Zealand. Geothermal activity creates the vivid turquoise color of the Emerald Lakes. Nothing beats playing in snow on a sunny day in winter. Kids enjoying ...

In between I’ve covered 3,099 miles around New Zealand in one of the lengthiest ... It snows on the flanks of Ruapehu. It’s the first opportunity I have to exercise the Santa Fe and the ...

Here’s how it played out, writes Rebecca Foreman Without hesitation, Ollie and Zara chose Aotearoa New Zealand — just ... Snow-capped Mount Ruapehu loomed in the distance and I couldn ...

Now, the rock steps remind you why The Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand ... so the 360° view from the top is monumental. Mt Ruapehu, Mt Ngauruhoe and Tongariro are in the distance ...

You can also do a part of the track over 2 or 3 days, for example between Whakapapa Village and Ohakune Mountain Road on either the western or eastern side of Ruapehu ... early two-room mountain hut ...

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