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| Essentially forming a region of its own, the Central Plateau is New Zealand’s main volcanic area largely made up of national parks, which are perfect for exploration. Tongariro National Park is the focus, comprising moonscape craters, lush native forest, lava formations and crystal clear rivers and lakes as well as the imposing volcanoes of Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro. Ruapehu is the country’s most active volcano, spectacularly erupting in 1995, although several minor eruptions have occurred since. |
The national park is also the setting for some the New Zealand’s most impressive walks, including the Tongariro Crossing, the famed one-day walk, which in good weather offers magnificent views. Quite apart from hiking, or trekking as the kiwis refer to it, this is very much a place for outdoor activities and those on offer include cycling, horse riding, white-water rafting, fishing and kayaking. This is very much an area of landscape, with not much in the way of structural development and no major towns to speak of. However, there are small towns within the district offering an abundance of bars, cafes and restaurants catering for visitors.
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