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Three-way partnership for Ōhakune housing development
The Ruapehu housing development will cater for different needs.
Carrot Park a popular stop-off for visitors and locals
The Ohakune Carrot Park attracts an average of 10,000 visitors a month.
New rail overbridge in Ohakune to open
The first of two restored Ohakune bridges opens on Friday, August 11.
Work under way to repair Ōhakune motel fire damage
The hotel is planned to be fully repaired by the end of the week.
Ōhakune fire: Crews battle 'challenging' motel blaze
Motel guests were woken by the fire alarm around 3am.
Treaty of Waitangi settlement 'just crumbs off the table. But the healing has to start'
'This piece of justice will re-energise and boost all the peoples in this area.'
$30m and apology for iwi who paid the price for the nation's development
The tribes' areas of interest include the middle reaches of the Whanganui River.
State Highway 1 reopened between Taihape and Waiōuru
The Desert Road section of the highway remains closed.
Logging veteran turns the turf for start of work on Te Ara o Mangawhero
The last time Laurie Weller had taken a shovel to the ground near Tūroa was 1960
Ngāti Rangi celebrate milestone for Mountains to Sea trail
The Te Ara Mangawhero section of the trail has been given the green light.
Travellers flock to Ohakune for school holidays
The late notice of Mt Ruapehu's ski fields opening left some businesses out in the cold
Snow and people return to Mt Ruapehu slopes
The shift to an El Nino climate driver has helped improve conditions for making snow.
Ruapehu welcomes freedom camping changes
The council says the new rules make tourism more sustainable.
Potentially dangerous trees removed along Ōhakune Mountain Road
The Ruapehu District Council has felled or pruned trees posing a road safety risk.
Freshwater funding up for grabs
Applications to Horizons Regional Council close on June 30.
'Exploited a vulnerable student': Ruapehu teacher struck off after sex with student
A school caretaker found the pair in a classroom close to one another.
Club rugby: Kaierau eye home semifinal in Ruapehu trip
It's the penultimate round of Tasman Tanning Premier club rugby.
Wallaby found in Manawatū-Whanganui region for first time
Horizons staff working to establish whether a colony of wallabies has set up home
Ruapehu ski passes on sale as soon as next week following $1 bid for mountain
Lift passes could be on sale as early as next week under the new ownership.
Ngāti Rangi planning big Puanga/Matariki celebration in Ruapehu
Ruapehu's bright stars have been called home for Puanga, to celebrate and reflect.
Comment: The future is Māori
Helen Leahy, Pou Ārahi of Nga Waihua o Paerangi, writes about investing in whānau.
Peggy Frew of Ōhakune awarded a QSM for her long service to local communities
Frew has been working for half a century for the Ruapehu and Whanganui communities.
New chapter starts for Ruapehu council and iwi
The agreement establishes 'a framework for a co-operative and collaborative future'.
Q & A with Jo Kennedy: Visit Ruapehu manager shares the highs and lows of tourism and commuting
Visit Ruapehu's Jo Kennedy on the ups and downs of her Waimarino tourism experience
Chateau Tongariro future still uncertain
The building's earthquake resilience is still being assessed.
Calls for greater fuel competition in Whanganui and Ruapehu
The Whanganui council has contacted lower-price suppliers in a bid to drive prices down.
'Reminded every day': Sole survivor of crash that killed four football mates ready for answers
Crash survivor wants answers.
New Ruapehu ski field operators close to being revealed
Ruapehu mayor says deal settlement is close on who will be taking over the ski areas.
Whanganui hit with rain and single-digit temperatures
Temperatures got as low as 2.2C in Waiouru.
Sir Ed's son to front Ruapehu crowdfunding campaign
'Great days on the mountain breed an advocacy for its preservation.'
Appeal to crowdfund millions to keep Ruapehu skifields in public hands
Campaigners believe skifields cannot run for a profit.
Raetihi rider cleans up at motocross champs
Karaitiana Horne had five wins from five starts in her class.
Ski field operator pleads guilty to fatal mountain bus crash
Auckland schoolgirl Hannah Francis died after an RAL-operated bus crashed near Tūroa.