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Te Maari craters, Mount Tongariro live camera
A close view of the craters that erupted in 2012, kept there to show whether the amount of steam has changed.
Sample August 2026What you are looking at
A GeoNet camera trained close in on the Te Maari crater on Mount Tongariro. Where the other Tongariro cameras hold the whole mountain, this one is tight on a single vent.
Te Maari is the crater that erupted in 2012, twice — in August and November — throwing rock across the walking track. One of the most popular day hikes in the country passes right by this vent, so the route was closed for a while afterwards. The camera is here to show whether the amount of steam has changed.
Because the subject is one crater, cloud really does leave you with nothing. When it is clear, though, you can see exactly where the steam is coming out of the ground.
The eruption of August 2012 began with almost no warning. Tongariro had not erupted for more than a century, and all that came first was an increase in small earthquakes. Blocks thrown out that day reached Ketetahi Hut, about 1.5 kilometres away, and one went through the roof and landed inside. The hut was closed for overnight use afterwards. A view tight on a single crater exists for a mountain that gives as little warning as this one.
New Zealand runs three to four hours ahead of Japan, so a Japanese morning corresponds to the middle of the local day. The weather turns fast here — use the ten-minute refresh and open it again.
About this camera
| Place | North Island |
| Format | Still, every 10 min |
| Time zone | Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12, DST UTC+13) |
| Category | Volcano |
| Operator | GeoNet New Zealand |
| Terms of use | CC BY 3.0 NZ |
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