Waimarino A & P Show organisers say Desert Road shutdown good news for event
The two-month closure of State Highway 1 on the central plateau is turning out to be a real turnaround for businesses in the ...
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Invictus Games Help Heal Former Soldier Three Decades After Mt Ruapehu Tragedy
In August 1990, Sonny Tavake, NZBM, was one of 13 soldiers who set out on an alpine training course on Mt Ruapehu ... was awarded the New Zealand Bravery Medal for his actions that day.
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Mt Ruapehu ski field: Businesses grasp on to sliver of hope
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 ...
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Former Waikato army soldier’s journey to the Invictus Games
Former NZ Army soldier Sonny Tavake will compete at ... who was one of 13 soldiers who set out on an alpine training course on Mt Ruapehu in 1990, and got caught in a blizzard.
Desert Road closure puts Raetihi's biggest annual event on the map
Organisers are anticipating the shutdown will bring even more people flocking through the gates.