Snow is falling and the school holidays are about to kick-start Mt Ruapehu's ski season into life. In a tale of two towns, the best of times are ahead for Ohakune, where the granting of a 10-year ...

Where better to start than the mountain - the North Island’s highest ... machines to help produce the 2.5m base required on Ruapehu. Other ski fields need just 30-60cm. Before the snow arrives ...

The potential new owner of the Whakapapa ski field has expressed interest in operating the famous Chateau Tongariro hotel. The building located near Mount Ruapehu was shut indefinitely in February ...