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. Mrs. George started teaching at Ruapehu College in 1966 and said that she probably taught over…
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. The fire in one of the large container bins at the Transfer Station is suspected to have started from smouldering fire ash that was put out in…
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) has been granted a new licence to operate Mt Ruapehu’s Tūroa, New Zealand’s second largest ski area. RAL chief executive Ross Copland says, “We’re absolutely thrilled to reach this historic agreement together with Ngāti Rangi, Uenuku and the Department of Conservation. To have security of tenure is of huge significance to…
