In 1953 a lahar swept away a railway bridge at Tangiwai at the base of the mountain and 151 people were killed when an Auckland-to-Wellington train plunged into a river.

五三年，火山泥流冲毁了邓基卫村的座路桥，列从奥克兰开往威灵顿的火车被冲到河里，造成百五十人死亡。

In March 2007 a mud flow, or "lahar" flowed down the side of the mountain after the crater lake overflowed, and large eruptions in 1995 and 1996 blanketed the surrounding area in ash.

二00七年三月，鲁阿佩胡的火山口湖溢出，造成火山泥流。五年和六年的激烈爆发，使周边地区完全被火山灰掩盖。