Find out what to do, where to stay and how to plan your trip to this unesco dual world heritage area. Tongariro is new zealand's oldest national park and a dual world heritage area This status recognises the park's important māori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding volcanic features. Tongariro national park covers an area of 786 km 2 (303 sq mi) surrounding the massif of the three active volcanoes mount ruapehu, mount ngauruhoe, and mount tongariro in the centre of the north island. Tongariro became new zealand’s first national park in 1887 Just over 100 years later, the park was awarded dual unesco world heritage status for both its cultural significance to māori, as well as its outstanding natural features.
Tongariro national park holds dual unesco world heritage site status that recognises its maori cultural and spiritual significance as well as its outstanding natural landscape In 1894, it became new zealand’s first national park, thanks to the generosity of the ngati tuwharetoa people. World heritage site tongariro's dual world heritage status recognises the park's important maori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding volcanic features. What are the best things to do in and around tongariro national park If you do have more time here, check out our tongariro national park destination category for more inspiration for your travel itinerary. Created in 1887, tongariro national park was new zealand's first national park, and the fourth national park to be created in the world
