At more than 55,000 acres, it may be Aotearoa's smallest national park ... Visitors can also explore the park by waka (a Maori canoe) while learning about Maori culture with Waka Abel Tasman.

Native plants in the Tongariro National Park are being hit hard by the spread of invasive heather, with a 40 to 50 percent decline in native species in some areas, a study has found. Study co ...