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Ruapehu District Council - Latest News [Page 17]
New Youth Council Ambassadors sworn-in
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 9:45 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu’s 2018 Youth Council Ambassadors were sworn-in in front of whanau and friends at special ceremonies held in Taumarunui and Ohakune this week. More >>
Take some time to enjoy Ruapehu attractions
Monday, 5 March 2018, 2:57 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Travelers affected by the closure of the Desert Rd on Wednesday (7 March) are being encouraged to factor a bit more time into their journey so that they can enjoy some of the sites and activities on the alternate route. More >>
Excitement for Taumarunui Railway Station concept plans
Friday, 2 March 2018, 2:24 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Council is really pleased with the level of excitement shown at the meeting this week (Tue 27 Feb) to discuss the concept plans for the refurbishment of the Taumarunui Railway Station. More >>
Australian ski marketing campaigns delivering for Ruapehu
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 2:14 pm | Ruapehu District Council
The success of the 2017 Ruapehu Australian winter marketing campaign “Stay Taupo - Visit Ruapehu” has encouraged Tourism NZ (TNZ) to lead a $750,000 winter touring campaign along with partners Ruapehu Alpine Lifts [RAL], Ruapehu & Taupo District ... More >>
Ruapehu property owners happy with new rating revaluations
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 10:46 am | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu ratepayers seem to be happy with their new Quotable Value NZ (QV) property rating revaluations with only 1% (105 out of 9,805 properties) of property owners objecting to their new revaluation. More >>
Big, exciting year ahead for Ruapehu
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 4:19 pm | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameron said that Council is looking forward to another big, exciting year ahead for Ruapehu as it looks to build on the momentum built up over the last few years. More >>
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 >>
