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Kōrero: Volcanoes

Lahar warning

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Lahar warning

The warning system on Mt Ruapehu only works if people are aware of the potential danger from lahars. This sign was erected by the Department of Conservation on a track near Ohakune, to advise trampers of potentially hazardous areas.

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by Simon Nathan

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Richard Smith, David J. Lowe rāua ko Ian Wright, Volcanoes – Monitoring active volcanoes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8735/lahar-warning (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Richard Smith, David J. Lowe rāua ko Ian Wright, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.