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Ruapehu Welcomes Taupō Airport Upgrade As Critical

Friday, 28 February 2020, 3:57 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu has welcomed the announcement of $5.9m of Government funding toward the upgrading and expansion of Taupō Airport by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. Mayor Don Cameron said this was exciting news for the Central North ... More >>

Ruapehu weather event update #2 – 12:45pm 13/7/17

Thursday, 13 July 2017, 1:18 pm | Raupehu District Council

Transit advise SH1, SH46, SH47, SH49 and SH4 on the Central Plateau are closed due to snow. More >>

Council agrees support to Annual Plan funding proposals

Friday, 19 May 2017, 12:54 pm | Raupehu District Council

Council agrees support to Annual Plan funding proposals Ruapehu District Council have voted in favour of supporting the proposals for funding economic development, Visit Ruapehu, township revitalisation and tourism infrastructure put forward for ... More >>

Council and contractors keeping close eye on Cyclone impact

Thursday, 13 April 2017, 5:37 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu District Council has put its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on stand-by with Council emergency response staff along with road and water contractors keeping a close eye on how things develop with Cyclone Cook. More >>

Council happy with draft Annual Plan engagement levels

Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 4:23 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameron has said that Council was very happy with the level of community engagement over the proposals for this year’s Annual Plan (2017-18). More >>

Ruapehu Gets Off Lightly So Far

Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 5:32 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu district has so far gotten off relatively lightly from the weather system that has been pounding the central North Island. More >>

Annual Plan aims to maintain Ruapehu’s momentum

Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 9:31 am | Raupehu District Council

Maintaining Ruapehu’s momentum is the goal of Council’s Annual Plan for the coming financial year (2017-18). More >>

Least cost approach to road maintenance best for NZ Inc

Thursday, 23 February 2017, 11:22 am | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu Land Transport Manager Warren Furner said that he wasn’t surprised with national media taking an interest in increasing truck volumes putting pressure on the District’s rural road network and aging rural bridges. More >>

Least cost approach to road maintenance best for NZ Inc.

Thursday, 23 February 2017, 10:13 am | Raupehu District Council

Whole of life - least cost approach to road maintenance best for NZ Inc. Ruapehu Land Transport Manager Warren Furner said that he wasn’t surprised with national media taking an interest in increasing truck volumes putting pressure on the District’s ... More >>

Ruapehu Councillors see infrastructure issues first-hand

Thursday, 26 January 2017, 1:21 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu Councillors see infrastructure issues first-hand Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameron and Councillors have undertaken a bus tour around Waimarino to observe first-hand the state of Council infrastructure and some of the up-coming issues associated with ... More >>

Free WIFI proving popular and going well

Friday, 20 January 2017, 5:21 pm | Raupehu District Council

The Council supplied free WIFI in Taumarunui, Ohakune and Raetihi is proving popular with hundreds of people using the service every day. More >>

Beautification contest transforms Manuaute Street

Monday, 12 December 2016, 12:46 pm | Raupehu District Council

A shed full of ‘junk’ helped Lois Mills win first prize in Ruapehu Youth Council’s Manuaute St Beautification Contest with her entry ‘Off the Rails’ which imitated an old General Store. More >>

Ruapehu Citizen of the Year Award recipients’ chosen

Monday, 12 December 2016, 12:39 pm | Raupehu District Council

The recipients of Ruapehu’s two Citizen Awards have been chosen with the Northern Ruapehu Citizen Award covering National Park, Taumarunui and Ohura going to Peter Panton and the Waimarino-Waiouru Citizen Award going to Bernice Frost. More >>

Residents keen to have their say on Taumarunui plans

Friday, 9 December 2016, 12:42 pm | Raupehu District Council

Residents and friends of Taumarunui have been very keen to have their say on the township revitalisation concept plans with over 300 people viewing the plans since their launch on Monday night (5 Dec). More >>

Ruapehu well placed to benefit from tourism growth

Friday, 2 December 2016, 5:18 pm | Raupehu District Council

Local tourism operators had the benefit of hearing first hand from Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) Chief Executive Chris Roberts on the positive performance of NZ tourism at a special breakfast presentation in Ohakune this week. More >>

Minister expects agencies to work collaboratively

Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 4:39 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameron said that Social Development Minister and Acting Minister for Youth Hon. Anne Tolley had advised him to hold local social sector agencies “feet to the fire” if necessary to ensure that they continue to work collaboratively ... More >>

Ruapehu infrastructure unscathed by earthquake

Monday, 14 November 2016, 4:30 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu District Council and its road and water contractors have been checking on key infrastructure to ensure that there has been no damage sustained from last night’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the South Island. More >>

New Council united in vision

Thursday, 3 November 2016, 3:50 pm | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu’s newly sworn-in Council for 2016-19: L2R: Murray Wilson, Adie Doyle, Jacques Windell, Vivienne Hoeta, Kim Wheeler, Cynthia Dowsett, Marion Gillard (dep Mayor), Mayor Don Cameron, Ben Goddard, Karen Ngatai, Graeme Cosford, David (Rabbit) ... More >>

Taumarunui Ready for Iconic Town Centre

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 4:45 pm | Raupehu District Council

Taumarunui’s Town Centre Project gathered pace this week with the visit of Bespoke Landscape Architects the urban designers selected to provide the detailed concept plans for the redevelopment. More >>

Huge Interest in Youth Council’s Fake Storefront Project

Monday, 29 August 2016, 11:37 am | Raupehu District Council

Ruapehu Youth Council’s latest venture of creating replica store displays in the empty shop windows along Manuaute St has prompted a huge response in support of the project. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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