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Chateau Tongariro's continued disrepair's costing millions

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 22 Mar 2024, 7:27am
The Chateau Tongariro. Photo / Alan Gibson
The Chateau Tongariro. Photo / Alan Gibson

Chateau Tongariro's continued disrepair's costing millions

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 22 Mar 2024, 7:27am

It’s a hefty price for taxpayers to keep the Chateau Tongariro Hotel empty and in disrepair. 

The Department of Conservation, which owns the land, has confirmed through an Official Information Act request that it will cost $2.2 million this financial year. 

The heritage-listed site has been shut since February last year. 

Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton told Mike Hosking that there are issues around resolving the seismic reports, which put the hotel at high risk. 

He says there's a willingness from the Government to resolve them but a timeline is needed to do that. 

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