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02/10/2023

This Wednesday 4th October The Kitchen we will be playing Warren Millers "Daymaker". 7.30pm start with Great food and drinks and some awesome prizes to be given away.

26/07/2023

An important voting message for Life pass holders from the Ohakune Business network!

RAL (In Liquidation) Creditors Meeting
On Saturday 22 July all creditors will have received an email from RAL Liquidators, John Fisk and Richard Nacey of PwC.

The email advised that a meeting of creditors will be held by postal vote to consider two resolutions.

Resolution A ,
To confirm the appointment of John Fisk and Richard Nacey as liquidators, with creditors to vote FOR or AGAINST the resolution.
(We advise to vote FOR)

Resolution B,
To appoint a liquidation committee to act with the liquidators, again with creditors to vote FOR or AGAINST this resolution.
(We advise you to vote AGAINST)

Any creditor who votes FOR Resolution B can then vote for a maximum of 7 of the nominated 17

persons, to be on this liquidation committee.
All votes must be received by 11am on Monday 31 July.

The initiative for these resolutions, has been advocated by an individual creditor, or a small group of individual
creditors.

What we want you to consider:
1. The current Liquidators were effective Administrators and continued to be effective Liquidators. They sourced sufficient resources from ANZ and MBIE for RAL even though they were under administration, to
continue trading and to have both ski areas prepare to be able to operate for the 2023 winter season, and now as Liquidators they are trading both ski areas through winter 2023.

As Liquidators, John Fisk and Richard Nacey have been communicating not just the creditors but with businesses and stakeholders.

No one wants to see the company assets just being sold off and the removal of these assets, that would not
benefit anyone!

Fortunately, the snow has arrived, and local businesses are now being able to trade after being held in limbo after the Watershed meeting.

2. The current Liquidation process will see the two ski areas sold to new entities.
A new potential bidder (Tuwaretoa) has been provided with a 2-month window to undertake due diligence and, if they then decide to proceed, prepare a bid. Following this period (sometime in late August or early September) Liquidators will determine which bid(s) will be the successful purchaser(s).

The Department of Conservation will then commence the process, as required in the Conservation Act, for the assignment of new “licences to operate a skifield” to the successful bidder(s). This process will take an expected 4 months and will involve public submissions and possibly a hearing.

3. Any changing of the Liquidator at this stage will probably cause delays and could be a 6-month process.

Any delays at this vital stage could result in a settlement date for new ownership extending into 2024.
This will compromise any new owner(s) being able to fully prepare and set up for the 2024 season.

We cannot go into another season with minimal preparation, with no early purchase season pass sales and further loss of interest in skiing on Whakapapa and Turoa from our core North Island snow sports market.

4. From advice given to us, a creditors committee through the liquidation process has limited ability to influence the Liquidators. The Liquidators are following a process as required by the relevant legislation and
have been keeping all creditors and our communities fully informed.

5. A creditors’ committee will take up the Liquidators’ time and therefore add delays and cost to this process .
There are many varied stakeholders whose livelihood, businesses and recreational pleasure is dependent on these two
ski areas being able to move forwards under new ownership and then trade effectively.
The creditors are a relatively small group within this wider community of stakeholders.

We need to all work collectively to facilitate new ownership, whoever it may be, of Whakapapa and Turoa.

We advocate strongly that all creditors should respond to this creditor meeting resolutions with:

Resolution A , vote FOR
Resolution B, vote AGAINST,
and therefore no selection of nominated persons is necessary.

07/04/2023

Celebrating the long weekend the best way we know how! Come on down to The Kitchen and La Pizzeria - Ohakune Junction for live music, fresh beer, great food, spirits tastings, and some good old fashioned banter!
Be there or be square 🍻🤠

Lumberjack Brewing
Mata Beer
Duncan's Brewing Co.
Taupo Distilling Co
Bones Distilling
Papaiti Gin

20/02/2023

Drumroll please…. The votes are in and we’re pleased to announce the Ohakune Carrot as our NZ Landmark of the year! Make sure you check it out next time you’re in town 🥕🥕🥕

22/01/2023

21/01/2023

Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. It has been acknowledged by UNESCO as one of the 28 mixed cultural and natural World Heritage Sites. Tongariro National Park was the fourth national park established in the world. The active volcanic mountains Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro are located in the centre of the park. The mountain summits are of great significance to the local Māori. In 1886 in order to prevent the selling of the mountains to European settlers, the local Ngati Tuwharetoa iwi had the mountains surveyed in the Native Land Court and then set aside (whakatapua) as a reserve in the names of certain chiefs one of whom was Te Heuheu Tukino IV (Horonuku), the most significant chief of the Māori Ngati Tuwharetoa iwi. Later the peaks of Mount Tongariro, Mount Ngauruhoe, and parts of Mount Ruapehu, were conveyed to The Crown on 23 September 1887, on condition that a protected area was established there. (from Wikipedia)

20/01/2023

20/01/2023

The Kid is a special Adventure Run just for young people aged 5-16, as part of The Goat Tongariro Adventure Run. The Kid is proudly presented by the Ohakune Events Charitable Trust and starts at 4:50pm on Saturday 21 January 2023 and follows a 3.2km trail in the Mangawhero Forest in Ohakune, on an o...

19/01/2023

We are chuffed to have our gardens featured in the Waimarino Garden Ramble this year and for such a great fundraising cause - St John’s and Ohakune School…

Saturday January 28th - grab your tickets at the link below.
https://www.waimarinogardenramble.com/

And for those friends of Frankie & Hugh’s who have enjoyed wandering around our gardens before, we would love to see you there ♥️🌿

19/01/2023

19/01/2023

13/09/2022

12/09/2022

Tonight The Kitchen all the way from Wellington are taking over the bar and pairing some seriously good cocktails with some seriously good food.... 6pm - late

07/09/2022

26/08/2022

Righto here you go......attached is the schedule for 2022......bit of everything for everyone.......get out and about and support your local venues as most of these events are free......we will keep you updated with any changes and additional info regarding some of the events......first up is Tiki Tane with two of the Kora brothers The Powderkeg Sat 27 August and there are tickets available on the door ......The Kitchen have DJs with no door charge......so check out the schedule and get out n about

02/03/2022

Woo -Hoo!

📢 MARDI GRAS WILL BE RETURNING FOR 2022 📢 Get ready for Saturday 18th June, break your best costumes out, save the date and get ready to celebrate the winter season in style 💃 Tag your crew below, we'll see you in June 🤘

02/02/2022

The Mountains to Sea cycle trail just keeps getting better and better.

The Mangapurua Track has many histories layered in its landscape.

04/01/2022

Check out this fantastic adventure story filmed in our backyard.

Sally Currie is a mum and wife to Macpac ambassador and multi-sport athlete Braden Currie. Earlier this year, she ran the Tongariro crossing with Tarn, her 1...

31/12/2021

The weather forecast looks to be in our favour for our annual New Year's Kite Day at Chateau Tongariro Hotel. Join us for a family fun day on the Chateau Tongariro's Golf Course this New Year's day from 10am. Bring some cash for a sausage sizzle to keep you fueled, a gold coin donation to make a paper kite or $10 for a larger, sturdier and colourful pre-assembled kite. Meet at the Chateau Golf Course, Whakapapa Village, Mt Ruapehu. No booking is needed.

20/12/2021

Here are some more reasons to visit the Ruapehu this summer.

The best things to see, do and experience in Ruapehu this summer.

04/12/2021

The Project Tongariro Mahi Aroha summer program has just been announced., there is something exciting for everyone.

12/11/2021

An end of an era!
🙏 Thank you for your big hearts and community generosity over the years.

10/10/2021

When you shop local, you're making a personal investment in your neighbourhood and community.