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	GNS:Volcanoes
		Ruapehu volcano is the southernmost of the large active volcanoes of the North Island.
		Ruapehu is located at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), a spreading segment of the Earth’s crust and the source of spectacularly explosive eruptions over the last 2 million years.
		Ruapehu’s third major ash eruption of this episode began in the early morning of 17 June 1996 when a strong southerly wind carried the ash in a narrow plume northwards across Rotorua.
	www.gns.cri.nz /what/earthact/volcanoes/nzvolcanoes/ruabookprint.htm (6093 words)

	Ruapehu District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ruapehu District is a territorial authority located near the centre of New Zealand's North Island.
		Ruapehu District has an area of 6,700 square kilometers and a population of 13,150 as of 2005.
		The Ruapehu District is home to the infamous Desert Road which begins at Waiouru and passes Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro before ending at Rangipo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruapehu_District (268 words)

	Ryan resigns for top Waitomo job - CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND : LOCAL NEWS - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and ...
		His last day at Ruapehu is still to be determined, however, he is scheduled to start his new role at Waitomo at the end of January.
		Mr Ryan, who has served the Ruapehu District for 17 years, first as chief financial officer and then as chief executive, says the decision to take up the Waitomo role was probably one of the hardest decisions of his professional life.
		"This is a very exciting time for the Ruapehu district with council's balance sheet being extremely sound and having invested in, or committed to invest in, key infrastructure to ensure the community is well placed to take advantage of any opportunities in the future," he says.
	www.stuff.co.nz /centralnorthisland/0,2106,3863099a6663,00.html (394 words)

	Ruapehu New Zealand Travel & Tourism Information
		The Ruapehu district is located in the central North Island, midway between Auckland and Wellington.
		The active volcano Mount Ruapehu dominates the landscape, rising to 2,797m from the surrounding countryside.
		The park's centrepiece, Mount Ruapehu (2,797 metres), rises dramatically from the surrounding alpine tussock and volcanic rock plateau.
	www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/about-new-zealand/regions/ruapehu.html (1216 words)

	United Water wins contract with the Ruapehu District Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Ruapehu District is a rural region located 320km south of Auckland, with approximately 15,000 residents in a number of communities.
		A key factor in United Water’s success was its proven ability in the provision of asset management, an area that the Ruapehu District Council was seeking to improve on its current operations.
		Ruapehu District Council Chief Executive Chris Ryan said the outcome of the whole process has been most successful and the council was looking for a partner to form a medium to long term relationship in order to obtain best value for money.
	www.arena.org.nz /water16.htm (790 words)

	Road safety issue - Location (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This characteristic feature of the Ruapehu District roading network influences the type and nature of crashes in the district, with those involving inappropriate speed or loss of vehicle control relatively common.
		Excessive speed was identified as a contributing factor in 18 injury crashes (21 percent of all injury crashes) in the Ruapehu District during 2003.
		The road or environmental factors most commonly reported in crashes on Ruapehu District roads were rain, ice or frost creating a slippery road surface, or where the road was undergoing maintenance or construction (roadworks).
	www.ltsa.govt.nz /regions/2004/pnorth/ruapehu.html (1066 words)

	Horizons Regional Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Following Mt Ruapehu’s eruptions in 1995-96, a layer of unconsolidated material called tephra (ash, sand particles, and larger material) formed a dam on the crater rim preventing the natural gradual flow of water out of the lake.
		The Southern Ruapehu Lahar Planning Group was formed to plan the response to risks posed by the lahar as it travels down the Whangaehu Valley.
		Ruapehu, Wanganui, and Rangitikei District Councils have all assembled lists of key contacts in the lower Valley, and these will form the basis for warning residents further down the valley.
	www.horizons.govt.nz /default.asp?pageid=201 (581 words)

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		Ruapehu District dog registrations are still subsidised by the general ratepayer, despite a rise of around 10% on fees to dog owners.
		The Ruapehu District Council will raise around $130,000 from registration fees, plus an estimated $25,000 from other animal control activities.
		Councillors were told that the Ruapehu District Council’s fees are “in the medium zone” – with the most expensive registration fees at $145, and the cheapest at $9.
	www.ohakune.info /News/dogfees.html (209 words)

	Ruapehu Eruption Resources: February 1998
		Mt Ruapehu's crater lake, about 2000m above Tangiwai, is expected to break through a 7.4m layer of soft ash and sediment laid down in eruptions in 1995-96 across the lake's former outlet into the Whangaehu River.
		People living in the Ruapehu district now have early warning of and protection from emergencies on one of the most active lahar paths in the world." Lahars, or mudslides, from Ruapehu had been an ongoing hazard for more than a century, Mr Carter said in a statement.
		The Ruapehu District Council and other local authorities want the Government to reconsider its decision not to carry out engineering work at the crater lake to prevent a catastrophic lahar.
	url.co.nz /resources/ruapehu/more_lahar_news_stories.html (9721 words)

	Wanganui Chronicle
		Results of the latest triennial revaluation reveal the total capital value of the 9399 properties within the Ruapehu district has increased by $1.63 billion since 2002 while the corresponding land value has increased by $1.21 billion.
		Outlining the review results to the Ruapehu District Council’s economic development committee David Nagel, from Quotable Value (the council’s valuation service provider) said residential prices had been fuelled by demand from out of town investors as well as from Australia.
		The increases were across the district but with the largest price movements being in the value of residential sections within the various townships.
	www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz /storyprint.cfm?storyID=3655030 (479 words)

	Turoa snapped up by Ruapehu rival - 22 Jun 2000 - Travel alert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		MT RUAPEHU - The owner of Mt Ruapehu's Whakapapa skifield will own both of the North Island's resorts from the end of the ski season, after buying its on-mountain rival from the receiver.
		Ruapehu Alpine Lifts announced yesterday that it had bought Turoa Ski Resort from receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers and would operate both fields jointly from November 1, subject to Commerce Commission approval.
		The acquisition was "superb news" for skiers and the Ruapehu district as his company had operated Whakapapa for nearly 50 years.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /storyprint.cfm?storyID=141197 (424 words)

	The Ruapehu lahar emergency response plan development process
		Ruapehu is an active volcano with an extensive history of eruptive activity spanning at least the last 250,000 years.
		Response plans have been prepared by local government (Ruapehu District Council and Taupo District Council) for the southern and northern areas likely to be affected by the lahar.
		The Ruapehu District Council (RDC) has taken responsibility for primarily overseeing the development of the coordinated, multi-agency Southern Response Plan (unpublished, held by the council).
	www.massey.ac.nz /~trauma/issues/2004-1/galley.htm (12339 words)

	R U A P E H U - ESCAPE.ENERGISE.PLAY
		Ruapehu is a place of unimagined and unspoiled beauty.
		It's New Zealand at its best, combining an incredible range of geography including active volcanoes, three mountains, ancient native bush, deserts and rivers with and endless range of all year round activities.
		The Ruapehu region has New Zealand's longest navigable river and a UNESCO World Heritage park that rivals the Grand Canyon, Everest and Kilamanjaro.
	www.ruapehudiscovery.com (146 words)

	Wanganui District Council: Media Releases
		The $5M project is a joint one between the Wanganui District Council and Ruapehu District Council and involves sealing the remaining 34km of unsealed road between Wanganui and Raetihi.
		Wanganui District Council Works & Transport Committee Chair Don McGregor and Ruapehu District Mayor Sue Morris today welcomed confirmation of funding for the initial planning and design stage.
		Funding to begin construction has been included in the District roading programmes of both councils (on condition of 100 percent subsidy being received) and is supported by an application from the Horizons Regional Land Transport Committee to Transfund New Zealand for funding to be released in the 2005/06 financial year.
	www.wanganui.govt.nz /News/showNews.asp?id=182 (366 words)

	Ruapehu rumblings one off - Newstalk ZB
		The rumblings of Mt Ruapehu are thought to have been a one-off, rather than the beginnings of a major eruption.
		Dr Keys says it must be remembered that Ruapehu is an active volcano and climbers should be careful in the region.
		Dan Harcourt, a rescue helicopter pilot, is hailing a fellow pilot a hero after he walked down Mt Ruapehu with a broken foot to get help when his helicopter crashed at the crater lake.
	www.newstalkzb.co.nz /newsdetail1.asp?storyID=105188 (322 words)

	Ruapehu Update 005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Belching steam 19 kilometres high and spewing ash, the 2740-metre Mount Ruapehu could become the nation's biggest volcanic eruption in 50 years, scientists said.
		The volcano quieted down overnight, said Ruapehu District Council chief executive Cliff Houston, who chaired a civil defence meeting yesterday.
		Mount Ruapehu, which is midway between Auckland and the capital Wellington, is the highest volcanic cone on the North Island.
	www.geo.mtu.edu /volcanoes/new.zealand/ruapehu/updates/ruapehu.005.html (380 words)

	Ruapehu New Zealand Attractions Activities Campervans Motorhomes Auckland NZ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Ruapehu district is located in the central North Island, midway between Auckland and Wellington, with Highways 1 and 4 through the region providing equally good access and forming the western and eastern boundaries.
		Alongside Mount Ruapehu are two smaller volcanic mountains - Mount Ngauruhoe (also active) and Mount Tongariro.
		Mt Ruapehu is still very much an active volcano that every year or so puts on a magnificent pyrotechnic display of a mini eruption.
	www.motorhomehire.co.nz /Ruapehu.htm (351 words)

	Tongariro National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet2.scs.cs.nyu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The active volcanic mountains Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro are located in the centre of the park.
		Most of the park is located in the Ruapehu District (Manawatu-Wanganui Region), although the northeast is in the Taupo District (Waikato Region, or Hawke's Bay Region to the north).
		The volcanoes Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu are the southern end of a 2500 km long range of volcanoes, below which the Indo-Australian Plate meets the Pacific Plate.These volcanoes have resulted from internal tectonic processes.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Tongariro_National_Park (2012 words)

	News 09/03/2004
		Otorohanga and Waitomo district councils were recently issued disconnection notices for failing to pay the charges, which the councils view as unreasonable.
		The Waitomo district's streetlights were due to be switched off last Thursday night, but The Lines Company extended the deadline to March 31.
		Repairs to Waitomo district roads are expected to cost in excess of $500,000, in the wake of recent wet weather.
	www.otodc.govt.nz /News/NewsItems/040309.htm (653 words)

	Winslow Property Developers \| New Zealand Property Developers \| Auckland Property Developers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		About Ruapehu -This district is home to the Tongariro National Park, (New Zealand’s oldest national park and a dual listed world heritage area) the Whanganui National Park and the Whanganui River.
		Ruapehu district is home to the Tongariro National Park, (New Zealand’s oldest national park and a dual listed world heritage area) the Whanganui National Park and the Whanganui River.
		Open all year round, Ruapehu district is just waiting to be explored.
	www.winslow.co.nz /property/ruapehu.htm (253 words)

	Welcome to Ruapehu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Mt Ruapehu’s Crater Lake has reached a milestone with the lake level behind the tephra dam now being 3.8m over the old lake outlet.
		It was all aboard as a party, like no other, swept through the local train stations on Saturday to meet the Overlander.
		“Ruapehu is a fantastic part of New Zealand.
	www.visitruapehu.com /exec/113539/3731 (217 words)

	Ruapehu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Mount Ruapehu (the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand)
		Ruapehu District (the local government area that covers much land generally west and south of Mount Ruapehu, mostly in the headwaters of the Whanganui River)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruapehu (113 words)

	Mt Ruapehu holiday accommodation- baches, holiday homes & ski chalets for rent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Character, pioneer cottage, fully renovated, situated close to the skifields of Mt Ruapehu.
		With views of Ruapehu and just 20 minutes from Whakapapa Skifield, the world famous Tongariro Crossing and one of New Zealand's top moutain cycling tracks - the 42nd Traverse.
		The property adjoins Ruapehu College and is a 3 minute drive from the Turoa Mountain Road.
	www.bookabach.co.nz /__Ruapehu.cfm (1497 words)

	carparkrules
		A call for changes to the District Plan rules around the provision of commercial car parking received a sympathetic ear when a group of Taumarunui businessmen formed a deputation to the Ruapehu District Council at their meeting in Ohakune recently.
		“It is clearly evident that the (District Plan carparking) conditions are stifling the opportunity for businesses to establish in the Ruapehu District.
		While their concerns were targeted at problems in Taumarunui, they said they felt a change was required across the District.
	www.ohakune.info /carparkrules.html (353 words)

	3000 sign Overlander petition in Ruapehu - CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND : LOCAL NEWS - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and ...
		The last-minute bid to save the Overlander went into overdrive last week when over 3000 signatures were collected from just the Ruapehu District.
		A contingent of Taumarunui locals turned out to hand over their petitions to Green MP Sue Kedgley in National Park when she stepped off the Overlander.
		Ruapehu District Mayor Sue Morris presented Ms Kedgley with a press statement, which stated that the Overlander is a critical strategic transport network, which brings tourists to the Ruapehu District.
	www.stuff.co.nz /centralnorthisland/0,2106,3804531a6663,00.html (229 words)

	Ruapehu Eruption Resources: October 1997
		The torrent of mud, ash and water - known as a lahar - would overflow from the volcano's crater lake and threaten everything in its path.
		The area's regional council, horizons.mw, and the Ruapehu District Council are objecting to the Government's decision not to do engineering work at the crater rim to drain the lake before a lahar occurs.
		Instead, a $300,000 early-warning alarm system has been installed and a stop-bank built at the base of the mountain to stop a lahar from going into the Tongariro River and towards the Desert Road.
	url.co.nz /resources/ruapehu/lahar_2003.html (403 words)

	The Great New Zealand Touring Route
		Ruapehu is where fire meets ice and adventure begins!
		The Ruapehu district takes its name from the sacred Mt Ruapehu.
		The region is abundant with crystal clear lakes and streams, native bush, natural spas, ski fields, Maori culture, wineries and Waitomo’s underground cave mysteries.
	www.gnztr.com /ruapehu.html (496 words)

	Info-Maps-Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Click on this Map of Ruapehu District, Ohakune, Skifields, and locations to orient yourself.
		OHAKUNE is located in the middle of the North Island of New Zealand (refer MAP) just over 4 hours drive from Auckland and 3 hours drive from Wellington.
		Situated at the foot of the mighty MOUNT RUAPEHU it is the closest town for accommodation and facilities to the TUROA skifield; only a 20 minute drive to the carpark.
	www.ruapehu.co.nz /Info-Maps-Activities.html (300 words)

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