Mt. Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand

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Taupo, New Zealand

On the 23rd September 1995 Mount Ruapehu let off a bit of steam.

The eruption sent ash and steam up into the atmosphere in a spectacular cloud.

The picture above shows the mighty mountain showing us that nature
still has the upper hand. This eruption happened about 5:20 pm. And took
several hours to blow away - probably up to the Aucklanders - serves them
right after all they had just won the shield!

But I suppose that is what you get when you live next to a volcano.
It didn't do the Romans any good... and we still haven't learnt.

This picture is of the mountain letting off a bit more steam the next
morning around 10 am... when I had managed to get out of bed and
come into the office to transfer the pictures off the video camera.
So at the end of the day I suppose the motto is "don't mess with large
active volcano"!

New Pictures from 23rd September 1995 from a brave skier on the Turoa side
of the mountain Thanks to Madeleine Hofstee for the photographs.

The Latest pictures to hand of the eruption of Mount Ruapehu.
11:46 - Monday 25 September 1995

Lunchtime 25th September 1995 - from our office

Pictures from 25th September 1995 from Taupo central. Pictures show
a large plume that shot up out of the volcano just after 6pm and the
other shot is of a panoramic view of the three volcanoes.