Aotearoa in New Zealand

The mid-1990s were marked by a prolonged series of ash and steam eruptions from Mt Ruapehu (2797m) in New Zealand's Tongario National Park.

The perfect volcanic cone of Mt Ngauruhoe rises beyond Blue Lake and Red Crater with the snow-streaked slopes of Mt Ruapehu in the background.

From pen-pal in New Zealand - two amazing volcano postcards