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Mount Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand is regarded as a continuously active volcano.

You will be able to find its present level of volcanic activity (scale of 1 to 5), on the gns.cri.nz web site. Currently 1.

On this site you will find much information on this and other NZ active volcanoes.

Major eruptions about every 50 years, with about 90 minor events since 1945. Which was a major eruption. Last major eruption 1997.

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