Ruapehu's historic shelter to be removedSupplied DOC vulcanologist, Dr Harry Keys arrives at the Dome Shed after the 1995 eruption. A shelter on Mt Ruapehu, with a chequered history of disaster, is to be removed. Supplied The Dome Shelter on Mt Ruapehu can be very hard to spot in a blizzard, as evidenced in this photo. A group of army soldiers on a survival course were hoping to find the Dome Shelter in extreme conditions. Originally built as shelter its function had been restricted to the storage of volcano monitoring equipment since the 1995-96 eruptions.

Source: Stuff February 13, 2018 20:48 UTC