News
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Multi-year snow shuttle pilot.
NewsCouncil with partner stakeholders are undertaking a 3 year pilot to improve public transport within the Tongariro National Park.
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2019 Youth Council
NewsRuapehu's 2019 Youth Council Ambassadors have been sworn-in in front of whanau and friends at a special ceremony in Taumarunui.
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Ohakune water outage 26-28 March
NewsCouncil is planning a nighttime water outage in Ohakune over the 26, 27 and 28 March to help locate leakage sources on the water supply network.
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New Ruapehu Youth Ambassadors
NewsRuapehu's 2019 Youth Council Ambassadors for Taumarunui-Ohura and Waimarino-Waiouru will have their first joint hui this Monday (18 March).
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New community housing project.
NewsCouncil has sold the derelict Huia St flats in Taumarunui to the Kokiri Trust who will use the site for a community housing project.
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Designer off-cuts help prem-babies.
NewsMerino off-cuts from Opus Fresh will be turned into baby hats at the next waste minimisation workshop at Ruapehu College on Mon 25 Mar.
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Ruapehu helps with Nelson fire response
NewsRuapehu Emergency Management Officer (EMO) Nick Watson has returned from two weeks helping out with the Nelson rural fire response.
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Park and Ride construction starts
NewsThe Park and Ride facility in N.Park will provide secure parking, transport connections and motor home and visitor services.
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Council elections in Oct.
NewsCouncil is encouraging people to start thinking about the elections in Oct and ensure they are enrolled to vote or if they want to stand for election.
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Roadside mowing stopped while fire danger high
NewsA halt on all roadside mowing will stay in place until the fire risk drops which isn't expected for another two to four weeks.
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Council considers Cossie Club tender.
NewsCouncil is hoping for a good turnout at a meeting on whether they should tender for the Cossie Club as an alternative to the Memorial Hall.
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Council targeting avg. 3.52% rate rise
NewsRuapehu ratepayers can expect an average 3.52% rate increase for the coming 2019/20 financial year - below the 3.86% LTP forecast.
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Council and rural sector share ideas
NewsLeaders in the farming sector have met with Council to share ideas and responses to collective issues and challenges.
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Waste Free Parenting
NewsFree, fun Waste Free Parenting workshops in Taumarunui (REAP 10am-12.30pm) and Ohakune (Te Pae Tata 6pm-8.30pm) on Thu 28 Feb.
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Summer resealing
NewsRuapehu's local resealing programme will see almost 23km of roads being resealed at 22 different sites over the summer road works season.
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2019 outlook for Ruapehu
NewsCouncil's focus for 2019 is on maintaining and building on the current momentum while working to mitigate up-coming challenges.
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Boomerang Bags
NewsHelp make reusable shopping bags from recycled material. Free, fun workshop St Paul's Hall, 8 Marae St, Tmn, Sat 16 Feb from 10.30am
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Taumarunui projects proceeding well
NewsThe landscaping phase of the Hakiaha St revitalisation starting in Feb 19 will see major visual and amenity improvements to the CBD area.
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2018 Citizen of the Year Awards
NewsJanet Hedges of Ohura and Geoff Anderson of Raetihi are the recipients of this year's Ruapehu Citizen of the Year Awards.
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Spring growth causing footpath hazards.
NewsCouncil is asking property owners to ensure their footpath boundaries are free from any overgrown vegetation that can cause hazard issues.