![Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand 1996 eruption.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/001/040/full/Erupting-volcano20160504-4379-nrgpir.png?1674165367)
Mt Ruapehu in the central North Island remains an active volcano. On 17 June 1996, Mount Ruapehu erupted, sending ash into the sky.
Mt Ruapehu in the central North Island remains an active volcano. On 17 June 1996, Mount Ruapehu erupted, sending ash into the sky.