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Hard summer after Tongariro wildfires
In early November, a wall of smoke loomed large over the tourism-dependent, central North Island town of Waimarino.
Hotel proposal for Chateau
Ruapehu's mayor says the government should consider a proposal from an unnamed investor to return Chateau Tongariro to its former status as a hotel.
Seismic shift in earthquake rating
OPINION: New Zealand’s proposed new earthquake-rating framework is set to reshape the commercial property landscape, altering how buildings are valued, financed, and insured — and offering a possible lifeline to one of the country’s most iconic heritage structures, the Chateau Tongariro.
Chateau could benefit from rule change
Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the government's overhaul of the earthquake-prone building system, saying it could be a big win for the famous Chateau Tongariro hotel.
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