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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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