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Snowboarding on a volcano

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Snowboarding on a volcano

Many people take advantage of the excitement of living in a potentially hazardous environment. Snowboarder Tony Fletcher tests one of the runs at Tūroa skifield in June 1996 while Ruapehu vigorously emits ash.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 19 June 1996

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Eileen McSaveney and Simon Nathan, Natural hazards – overview – Living dangerously, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6894/snowboarding-on-a-volcano (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney and Simon Nathan, published 2 March 2009.