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Care urged on Ruapehu roads over summer
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 3:29 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Care urged on Ruapehu roads over summer Drive to the conditions and visit Ruapehu safely over the holiday period is the message from Ruapehu District Council’s Land Transport Team. Land Transport Manager Warren Furner said that Council was expecting ... More >>
Ruapehu welcomes funding support for much needed tourism
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 5:11 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameron said that the latest announcement of $1m in funding support for Ruapehu tourism infrastructure made by the Minister for Tourism Kelvin Davis last Friday (15 Dec) highlights a clear vote of confidence in the potential of Ruapehu ... More >>
Taumarunui tap water clean and safe
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 9:12 am | Ruapehu District Council
Council would like to assure people that despite any taste or odour issues all Council supplied tap water is 100% safe and will not cause people to be ill. More >>
Illegal meat sales raise health and safety concerns
Monday, 11 December 2017, 12:52 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Council Environmental Health Officers are concerned over the rising number of hunted and home kill meat that is being offered for sale over local social media sites. Ruapehu Environmental Health Officer Phoebe Harrison said that with Christmas coming ... More >>
Workshop to progress Ruapehu business ambitions
Monday, 11 December 2017, 9:18 am | Ruapehu District Council
Brand launch and Chamber of Commerce workshop help progress Ruapehu business ambitions Two milestone events in support of Ruapehu business development and Council’s goal of increasing jobs, incomes and opportunities took place at the Chateau Tongariro ... More >>
Ruapehu: Food Act Workshops being re-run due to demand
Saturday, 2 December 2017, 12:36 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Food Act Workshops being re-run due to popular demand The success of Council’s July workshops on how the new Food Act 2014 (the Act) affects anyone involved in the selling, making or transportation of food is seeing Council run a second series ... More >>
Review of Ruapehu Easter Sunday shop trading rules
Monday, 27 November 2017, 4:55 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Review of Ruapehu Easter Sunday shop trading rules All Ruapehu shops will be able to decide for themselves if they want to open on Easter Sunday next year (2018) if a Draft Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy being consulted on over December and January ... More >>
Ruapehu Chamber of Commerce workshop well supported
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 4:35 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu Chamber of Commerce workshop well supported. A workshop on the benefits of establishing a Ruapehu Chamber of Commerce is attracting support from a wide variety of business enterprises. The workshop is on Thursday 7 December at the Chateau Tongariro ... More >>
Raetihi community groups working together for revitalisation
Monday, 30 October 2017, 4:44 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Raetihi community groups working together for township revitalisation Raetihi community groups have held a second hui (25 Oct) aimed at how they can achieve better coordination and communication between themselves on community led projects. The hui follows an ... More >>
Wal Panui awarded Northern Ruapehu Citizen Award for 2017
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 11:44 am | Ruapehu District Council
Wal Panui The recipient of Ruapehu’s Northern Citizen of the Year Award for 2017 is Mr. Waata (Wal) Panui. Better known by his nickname Wal Mr. Panui was nominated for his selfless community spirit and willingness to give his time and energy to ... More >>
Ruapehu: New options for old library site
Friday, 20 October 2017, 6:45 pm | Ruapehu District Council
New options for old library site The demolition of the old public library on Hakiaha St is scheduled to start on Tuesday 7 November and is expected to take around seven days to complete. During the demolition people are asked to avoid the work site area ... More >>
Possibilities for new RTO arrangements
Wednesday, 4 October 2017, 3:05 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council has been reviewing the operation of its Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) Visit Ruapehu. The review includes looking at what type of structure and arrangement would best provide long-term, sustainable support, for the central ... More >>
Benefits of a local Chamber of Commerce
Monday, 2 October 2017, 1:06 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameron is inviting local business leaders to take part in a workshop with Michael Barnett, Chief Executive of the Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to see how a local Ruapehu Chamber could help support and inspire local ... More >>
Museum to show Taumarunui’s journey through time
Monday, 2 October 2017, 9:31 am | Ruapehu District Council
The Taumarunui Railway Station Museum Building Committee have held their first management meeting since Council completed successful lease negotiations with KiwiRail to discuss what needs to be done to get the museum open. More >>
Ruapehu District Council Acknowledges Merrilyn George QSM
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 8:46 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council acknowledged Ohakune teacher, quilt fibre artist and historian Merrilyn George at a special ceremony today for her Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) that she received for her services to education and the community for over 50 years. More >>
Council promotes fire safety
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 11:25 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council wants to remind people not to put fire grate ash out with their kerbside rubbish following a fire at the National Park Transfer Station yesterday. More >>
Citizen of the Year Award Nominations Close Friday 6 October
Monday, 25 September 2017, 4:47 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Council is reminding people that nominations for the Citizen of the Year Awards close soon on Friday 6 October 2017. More >>
Raetihi Community Groups Come Together
Friday, 22 September 2017, 12:03 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Raetihi community groups involved with township and community development came together at a special meeting last night (Thu 21 Sept) to discuss how they can better communicate and coordinate amongst themselves. More >>
Ruapehu i-SITE Conference overwhelming success
Friday, 15 September 2017, 7:03 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu i-SITE Conference overwhelming success Ruapehu’s tourism and visitor sector is anticipating a big jump in interest following the success of the National i-SITE Visitor Information Network Conference that took place at the Chateau Tongariro Hotel ... More >>
Community conversation on future of Taumarunui pool
Friday, 15 September 2017, 7:02 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Council starts community conversation on future of Taumarunui pool Council wants Taumarunui locals to share their views on what they think and feel about the future of their outdoor public pool at a special community meeting on Wednesday 18 October ... More >>