This article was prepared by Tūroa Ski Area and is being published by the New Zealand Herald as advertorial. It’s time to ...

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Indonesia's tourist island of Flores is erupting again, drawing warnings from the government and ...

It was 45 years ago today when Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering the biggest landslide in Earth’s recorded history and creating an ash cloud that reached across the country. John Yang looks back at ...

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

South America gets all the rap for skiing in the Southern Hemisphere, but New Zealand has a vibrant ski scene and some of the best ski areas around. You can stay on the South Island in New Zealand's ...

Nearby, Ninety Mile Beach offers one of the best left-hand surf breaks in the world, and with fewer crowds at this time of ...

The Ruapehu mayor is urging unity over the government's new Ruapehu ski field lease. Mayor Weston Kirton is calling on "all stakeholders" to back Whakapapa Holdings Limited as the new operator of the ...

Pure Tūroa was granted a 10-year concession to operate the Tūroa ski field on Mt Ruapehu in April 2024. That came two years after original operators, 70-year-old Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL), went ...

Mayor Weston Kirton is calling on “all stakeholders” to back Whakapapa Holdings Limited as the new operator of the troubled Whakapapa ski field on the northern side of Mt Ruapehu. He said the decision ...

In fact, the entire national park – home to three active volcanoes; Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro – is one of New Zealand’s best kept secrets. Lower Tama Lake on the saddle between Mount ...

The Department of Conservation's approved a 10 year concession for Whakapapa Holdings to operate the Whakapapa side of Mount Ruapehu. An agreement for the Turoa side was struck last year ...

“It gives confidence to the Ruapehu tourism sector, underpins regional economic stability, and sends a clear signal that skiing at Whakapapa on Mt Ruapehu has a future.” Mayor Kirton extended ...