Ruapehu district affected by RAL voluntary administration

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which manages the Whakapapa and Turoa Ski Areas on Mt Ruapehu, has appointed voluntary administrators to assess the state of its finances after a terrible few years. RAL was devastated by Covid and -- on top of that --this year's unusually warm weather resulted in a poor ski season Administrator John Fisk from Price, Waterhouse Coopers broke the news to the 196 staff yesterday. And joining Nathan Rarere is the brand new mayor of Ruapehu District, Weston Kirton.