Opps slightly exaggerated
Mt Tongariro (middle of the NI) has erupted with a 2km-high ash plume seen in the sky and residents reporting the sulphur is making it harder to breathe. GNS Science confirmed the eruption, at the Te Maari crater, happened shortly after 1.20pm. It is the second eruption on the mountain this year; an eruption on August 6 was the first on Tongariro for more than 100 years.
If you traveling around Napier or flying then you might want to check the conditions.
Volcano: Tongariro erupts - national | Stuff.co.nz

Mt Tongariro (middle of the NI) has erupted with a 2km-high ash plume seen in the sky and residents reporting the sulphur is making it harder to breathe. GNS Science confirmed the eruption, at the Te Maari crater, happened shortly after 1.20pm. It is the second eruption on the mountain this year; an eruption on August 6 was the first on Tongariro for more than 100 years.
If you traveling around Napier or flying then you might want to check the conditions.
Volcano: Tongariro erupts - national | Stuff.co.nz