Whakapapa Holdings Limited will be the new operator of the Whakapapa ski field after the Department of Conservation today granted a 10-year concession.
It is the latest development for the plagued ski field that faced concerns it wasn鈥檛 commercially viable and the downfall of ski company Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
Department of Conservation director-general Penny Nelson today confirmed through a statement the decade-long concession would allow Whakapapa Holdings Ltd (WHL) to run the ski field and use the Whakapapa village鈥檚 six buildings for accommodation.
鈥淒oC will be closely monitoring the ski field activity to ensure everything is running smoothly.
鈥淕iving the rights to use such valuable public conservation land is something I considered carefully, taking into account the feedback through the concession process, including from iwi engagement, public notification and hearings.鈥
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Adam Pearse is the Deputy Political Editor and part of the NZ Herald鈥檚 Press Gallery team based at Parliament in Wellington. He has worked for ob体育接口 since 2018, reporting for the Northern Advocate in Whang膩rei and the Herald in Auckland.
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