19th March 2026 Chateau Tongariro / DOCInitial repairs are estimated to cost more than $10m, excluding seismic work, but there’s a possible 60-year lease on offer.
10th February 2026 Chateau TongariroRuapehu mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the government’s response to a petition supporting the restoration of Chateau Tongariro Hotel.
10th November 2025 Chateau TongariroRuapehu Mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the news the 15,500-signature petition to Save the Chateau Tongariro Hotel has been formally referred by the Parliamentary Petitions Committee to a minister for response.
2nd October 2025 Chateau Tongariro / WHLProposed building code changes prompts an enquiry, while another interested party secures access to the mothballed hotel.
16th September 2025 Chateau Tongariro / RDCThe petition to save the Chateau Tongariro Hotel will be handed over at Parliament today.
15th September 2025 Chateau TongariroA petition put forward by Ruapehu District Mayor Weston Kirton to save the Chateau Tongariro Hotel at the base of Mt Ruapehu closes today.
19th August 2025 Chateau Tongariro / Conservation MinisterConservation Minister Tama Potaka says he is waiting for advice on the next stage of a possible sale of Chateau Tongariro in National Park.
4th June 2025 Chateau Tongariro / Conservation MinisterConservation Minister Tama Potaka says he is leaning on Department of Conservation officials to speed up the process of dealing with Chateau Tongariro.
15th May 2025 Chateau Tongariro / WHLWhakapapa ski field’s new operator says there’s opportunity in the iconic accommodation but it’s not being allowed inside to do its due diligence.
26th September 2024 Chateau Tongariro / DOCThe Department of Conservation says the scale of investment required for Chateau Tongariro Hotel is behind the pausing of the expressions of interest process.
24th September 2024 Chateau TongariroWeston Kirton says he’s “deeply disappointed” to learn the expressions of interest process has been stopped.
23rd September 2024 Chateau Tongariro / DOCConservation Minister Tama Potaka has sought advice from the Department of Conservation on shutting the Chateau Tongariro Hotel for good.
