Tūroa and Tukino ski areas, a statement on their website said. Mount Tongariro and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing was not affected by increased volcanic unrest at Mount Ruapehu and remains open.

A North Island ski field is opting for a soft launch this weekend, while snow guns are blazing down south.

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 ...

You must pick wisely though. Some resorts are not beginner friendly. Likewise, if you are after a wild, uncrowded adventure, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Treasury has warned closing down the ski fields on Mt Ruapehu would cost the Government tens of millions of dollars. But in a paper dated January 25, obtained by NBR under the Official Information ...

Negotiations were underway for Whakapapa skifield at Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand, home of New Zealand's longest gondola, and the only ski field in the North Island besides the club field in nearby ...

But nothing compares to Mount Ruapehu on a good day ... positive picture makes it easy to overlook the fact that both ski fields on the North Island volcano have faced huge economic uncertainty ...

The Ruapehu Skifields Stakeholders Association was originally formed as an advocacy group with the goal of supporting the two ski fields, Whakapapa and Tūroa, on Mt Ruapehu. Our aim is to ensure ...