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Rangipo Desert from the WTMC Lodge – and the story of Te roro o Taiteariki

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Date: April 2022.
Trip type: MF tramp.
Location: Tongariro National Park and Ruapehu Lodge.
Author: Tony G.
Trampers: Sarah Fisher, Tony Gazley.

Rangipo Desert – hiking to the small volcano named Te roro o Taiteariki A 2 day hiking loop trip across the Rangipo Desert to Te roro o Taiteariki – named after an unfortunate warrior who died after his brain (roro) was seriously damaged in a land related skirmish. Across Rangipo Desert from the WTMC Ruapehu … Read more