A new cohort of Māori trade trainees has begun their next learning journey with Ngāti Rangi Tūwhitia te Hopo is a funded ...

A new cohort of Māori trade trainees has begun their next learning journey with Ngāti Rangi in Ohakune. Tūwhitia te Hopo is a ...

The winter school holidays had tourists come to Ohakune in a way not seen since before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo / Supplied The winter school holidays had travellers return to Ohakune ...

New Zealand’s biggest winter party is back with a vengeance! Mardi Gras will return to Ohakune on Saturday June 22 and due to overwhelming demand, this year’s party is debuting in Queenstown on Sunday ...

A proposal by Kāinga Ora and the Ruapehu District Council to create a large intensive housing subdivision in Ohakune has some locals raising questions about “urban sprawl” and asking why existing ...

Kāinga Ora has pulled out of a controversial intensive housing development in Ohakune. Kāinga Ora’s regional director for Taranaki, Whanganui and Manawatū, Graeme Broderick, said the development, ...

The Ruapehu District is a pleasure dome of adventure and discovery that just keeps on delivering. No matter how many times I pay the region a visit, I’m constantly staggered at the wealth of options, ...

Ohakune businesses are bracing for the "inevitable" knock-on effects of job cuts and operational downsizing on Mt Ruapehu's skifelds. This story was first published by RNZ Just six weeks into the ski ...

Ohakune is basking in the closure of Desert Road, as businesses are reaping the benefits of a detour. The Mountain Rocks Café & Bar owner Karl Christensen said his business hasn't been so busy since ...

There is no such thing as bad weather - just inappropriate clothing! At 600m above sea level, at the feet of Mt Ruapehu, the Ohakune Mardi Gras (OMG) is the biggest party of the kiwi winter and will ...