Over 30 years of Annual Record

Tongariro The Annual has been compiled and published annually by DOC for approximately 30 years.  This journal takes a snapshot of the work and achievements over the year and has proven to be an excellent record of Tongariro National Park since about 1980 which is unique in this country. 

The Journal has been printed and distributed annually in traditional print method, however, recently the cost benefit of the production of the Journal was in question and we risked losing this valuable asset.  Project Tongariro and DOC saw the benefit of maintaining the Journal into the future and investigated options for more cost effective production.  New technology, in the form of eBooks, has recently become availalble and this format seemed a sensible, cost effective way to publish and distribute the Tongariro Annual Journal. 

In addition, this new format allows the creation of a central, online library where users can view and search the collection of Journals.  Project Tongariro intends to publish all of the Journals since 1979 in this format so that the full history outlining the work and achievements of DOC and Project Tongariro are available and can be used for research and future planning.