NIWA reported the ash cloud contained about of ash, and that the ash cloud was long and wide 39 minutes after the eruption. Ash and the smell of sulphur was reported in Napier and Hastings. The smell of sulphur was also reported in Wellington, Nelson and Blenheim. State Highway 1 to the east and State Highway 46 to the north of the mountain each received up to of ash cover, and were closed until the following morning due to ash and low visibility. A layer of ash thick settled on farmland east of Mount Tongariro. Particle sizes were between . The airspace within a radius of the mountain was closed after the eruption, but later reopened to visual flights only. Air New Zealand cancelled some flights in and out of Rotorua, Taupō, Gisborne, Napier, Wanganui and Palmerston North due to the risk of volcanic ash clogging the engines on their aircraft serving those airports. No injuries were reported, and the only significant property damage was to the Department of Conservation's Ketetahi Hut, which is located west of the Te Māri Craters. There was no official evacuation but 24 people living along State Highway 46 fled their homes for fear of being isolated. Mount Tongariro erupted again at 1:20 pm on 21 November, ejecting an ash cloud 4000 metres into the air. Flights in the area were cancelled, as were several the following morning. Geologists had no warning before the eruption, saying it wasn't linked to warnings the week before of elevated activity at nearby Mount Ruapehu. See also List of mountains of New Zealand by height Volcanism of New Zealand List of volcanoes in New Zealand Tongariro Northern Circuit References Further reading Hill, H. (1893) The Volcanic Outburst at Te Māri, Tongariro, in November, 1892., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 26, 388–391. External links Tongariro National Park at the Department of Conservation Tongariro Alpine Crossing at the Department of Conservation Tongariro Alpine Crossing photos at Virtual Oceania Active volcanoes Complex volcanoes Volcanic crater lakes Mountains of Waikato Stratovolcanoes of New Zealand Tongariro Volcanic Centre VEI-5 volcanoes Mount Tongariro Ruapehu District Taupō Volcanic Zone Pleistocene stratovolcanoes Holocene stratovolcanoes