Find out what to do, where to stay and how to plan your trip to this unesco dual world heritage area. If you do have more time here, check out our tongariro national park destination category for more inspiration for your travel itinerary. Tongariro is new zealand's oldest national park and a dual world heritage area
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This status recognises the park's important māori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding volcanic features.
Tongariro national park (/ ˈtɒŋɡərɪroʊ /
[tɔŋaɾiɾɔ]), located in the central north island, is the oldest national park in new zealand and the sixth national park established in the world [2][3] it has been recognised by unesco as a world heritage site for its mixed cultural and natural values. Fire and emergency new zealand provides an update on the fire in the tongariro national park The sight of flames tearing across tongariro national park last week was heartbreaking for lovers of the landscape.
Tongariro national park in new zealand holds profound spiritual significance from a māori perspective The three volcanic peaks of tongariro, ngāuruhoe, and ruapehu are considered sacred and personified ancestors in māori mythology.