In fact, in 20 years of coming here, I've barely heard one. That's despite Mount Ruapehu's two ski resorts – Turoa and Whakapapa, 50 minutes apart on opposite sides of the mountain – with New ...

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts had run both the Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields on the central North Island mountain. The company went into receivership two and a half years ago, seeing Tūroa run by a new ...

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL), operators of Mt Ruapehu, announced today that both the Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas will be closing on Sunday 30 October 2005. Mt Ruapehu will be the last ski area in ...

The previous operator of both Mt Ruapehu's ski fields, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, went into administration two years ago, and while a preferred bidder was found to run Whakapapa, that fell through.

SPONSORED CONTENT The temperature is dropping and Mt Ruapehu has a gorgeous covering ... both Whakapapa and Tūroa comprise one of the largest ski areas in New Zealand, totalling about 1500ha.

Mt Ruapehu is planning to open both Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas on July 1. RAL CEO Jon Dean says, “We’re all looking forward to opening the mountain for skiing this winter in a few weeks ...

Clear weather welcomed visitors to Mt Ruapehu for the opening of Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields for the season. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) says almost 5000 people visited over the weekend ...

You can stay on the South Island in New Zealand's quintessential mountain town, Queenstown, to explore the Southern Alps and see some of the country's most beautiful areas. If volcano skiing in a ...

Mayor Weston Kirton is calling on "all stakeholders" to back Whakapapa Holdings Limited as the new operator of the troubled Whakapapa ski field on the northern side of Mt Ruapehu. He said the decision ...

The Government has agreed to give Ruapehu Alpine Lifts a $6 million loan to prevent the company from being liquidated and to enable the ski fields at Mt Ruapehu to open over winter. It hopes the ...

The two ski areas, which are among New Zealand’s largest, are owned by the same company and located on opposite sides of Mount Ruapehu. Should they be forced to close permanently, it would leave ...