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.

一年，山泥流冲毁了邓基卫村的一座铁路桥，一列从奥克兰开往威灵顿的被冲到河里，一百十一人死亡。

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.

二00七年月，鲁阿佩胡的山口湖溢出，山泥流。一年和一六年的激烈爆发，使周边地区完全被山灰掩盖。