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Kōrero: Historic volcanic activity

First reports of Ruapehu erupting

First reports of Ruapehu erupting

The first records of an eruption at Ruapehu were in the New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Strait Guardian of 8 June 1861, which covered the event of 16 May 1861. Statements that incandescence was seen at night suggest that it was a large eruption.

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Reference: New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, 8 June 1861, p. 3

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Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, Historic volcanic activity – Ruapehu, 1861–1945, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/6858/first-reports-of-ruapehu-erupting (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.