6 June 2006
Mt Ngauruhoe Gas Caution
People visiting Mt Ngauruhoe in Tongariro National Park are advised not to enter its craters, following increased
seismic activity under the volcano.
Seismic signals have been detected under Mt Ngauruhoe by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) in
recent days and the volcano’s Alert Level has been raised from 0 to 1. As a precaution the Department of Conservation is
advising visitors to Ngauruhoe not to enter the crater area in case concentrations of volcanic gases have increased
there.
The information available does not indicate that an eruption of Ngauruhoe is imminent. For comparison Mt Ruapehu has
been at Alert level 1 since October 1997
The Department is in close contact with GNS Science and will release further management advice as scientific information
becomes available.
ENDS