Police can now name the man who died climbing on Mount Ngāuruhoe on Friday.

He was Wayne Pooley, 51, of Auckland.

Police were alerted shortly after 5pm on Friday August 5 by Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand after a Personal Locator Beacon activation in the Tongariro National Park.

"A group had been mountain climbing on Mount Ngāuruhoe, when one of them fell into a gully," says a Police spokesperson.

Sadly, although quickly located by the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man's body was uplifted successfully on Saturday morning in a coordinated effort by Police and members of the Ruapehu Alpine Rescue Organisation using a helicopter.

With the support of Department of Conservation, NZ Police and LandSAR a rāhui was placed on Mount Ngāuruhoe from Saturday August 6 and was lifted at sunrise on Tuesday August 9.

"Police extend their condolences to his family and friends," says a Police spokesperson.

His death has been referred to the Coroner.