A reminder about the Tongariro Crossing and staying on marked tracks in general
 

I'm confident that those who post on this forum are too clever to break the rules while enjoying NZ's fine walking tracks, though you might cross paths with others who ignore the rules and might want to caution them (and please do), and with this in mind here's an article worth reading:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12315042