News
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Mobile library a winner!
NewsA mobile library service to Owhango and National Park Schools is proving popular and helping to boost the borrowing of children's books by 50%
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Plastic Free July
NewsRuapehu Waste Minimisation Educator Emily Jasmine is encouraging people to join the Plastic Free July challenge and help reduce plastic pollution.
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Pride of Place applications wanted.
NewsThe Ohakune carrot car has benefited from Pride of Place funding. Applications for the final funding round for 2018/19 are needed before Fri 21 June.
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Rebate applications wanted.
NewsThe deadline for 2018-19 rate rebate applications is 30 June. Contact Council to check whether you qualify. Don't miss out!
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Operators positive for the future.
NewsTourism operators attending the Visit Ruapehu forum were positive on the current state of the sector and the future.
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Council thrilled with Academy work on playground
NewsCouncil would like to provide further work to the Taumarunui High School Trades Academy following the success of the Kakahi playground project.
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Youth Ambassadors help feed Raetihi
NewsWaimarino-Waiouru Youth Ambassadors have held a working bee at the Raetihi Community Gardens as part of NZ Youth Week.
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New space for museum collections.
NewsThe model railway on the 2nd floor of the Railway Station Bldg is being moved to allow the museum collections to be housed together.
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Volcanic exercise goes well.
NewsExercise Ruapehu provided a good test of the people and systems that will be responding to live volcanic emergency event.
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Building employment pathways.
NewsCouncil has hired the Taumarunui High School Trades Academy for a real-life construction job providing students invaluable work experience.
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Carrot Park wins award.
NewsThe leadership of the community has been recognised in the Ohakune Carrot Adventure Park winning a Recreation Aotearoa NZ Parks Award.
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Volcanic eruption exercise
NewsRuapehu Civil Defence and Emergency Management is holding a multi-agency training exercise on Wednesday 15 May based on a major eruption.
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Taumarunui playground upgrade
NewsThe Domain playground is about to get a major upgrade with new junior and senior multi-play equipment including a double flying fox.
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Cosmopolitan Club tender.
NewsCouncil's tender for the downstairs area of the Taumarunui Cosmopolitan Club for use as a community space has been successful.
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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.
