Chateau Tongariro plans
Ngāti Rangi, the mana whenua of Mount Ruapehu, says it has not been consulted about the future of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which operates the Whakapapa and Tūroa skifields in the central North Island but is now in voluntary administration after Covid-19 lockdowns and a poor ski season.
The iwi’s chief executive, Helen Leahy, says it has been given some information more recently about Chateau Tongariro Hotel in Tongariro National Park, which was closed by its operator last Sunday because of unsafe buildings. The operator’s lease expired three years ago.
She says the iwi “hasn’t been involved at this point in what the future looks like”.
But Ngāti Rangi does want to be involved in both matters.
“Our board met this week - Te Tōtarahoe o Paerangi. For its members, the message is clear. The way to reference knowing what it is to be Ngāti Rangi is in our five-year plan, ‘Kākā te whare toka Tōtarahoe o Paerangi hoki ko au’ - that notion that we are igniting the spirit in this majestic landscape.
Link to article: Ngāti Rangi aiming to be part of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, Chateau Tongariro plans - NZ Herald
