Earthworks of the last battle of the New Zealand Wars (1869), with views to the volcanoes.
Two redoubts built by Te Kooti’s forces stand on open tussock north of the park, with viewing towers and views of Tongariro and Ngāuruhoe. A short walk from SH47.
Te Pōrere Redoubt © Kevin L. Jones · CC BY 3.0 Reached by road or by an unmarked route; see the description.
Mangatepōpō Valley © Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 
© Porcinno Rondus · CC BY 3.0 
© Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 A glacial valley floored with young lava flows beneath the cone of Ngāuruhoe.
A cold spring seeping from the base of a lava flow, surrounded by alpine wildflowers in summer.
A flat, silent moonscape between Ngāuruhoe and Tongariro.
