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Submissions have more than quadrupled on an iwi proposal to change the name of National Park village and railway station in the central North Island. The iwi.
Skiers and snowboarders have enjoyed some of the best snow at Ruapehu in years, after a rocky start to the season. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is in liquidation, and only got the go-ahead for the season at the eleventh hour. While the snow has been plentiful this season, that hasn't translated into bumper business at the base of the slopes. Tom Taylor reports.