Ruapehu College

01/09/2026

A great opportunity for our local farming families to get together, enjoy a bite to eat, catch up with others and have a yarn in a relaxed and informal environment.

01/09/2026

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01/09/2026

25/08/2026

Kia Ora whānau

A reminder that tomorrow school finishes at 1:40pm for our parent teacher interviews.

Teachers will be available to meet from 2:45pm until 6:00pm. We look forward to seeing you all then.

17/08/2026

Kia ora everyone,

Below are some key dates for this month.

A reminder that Wednesday 26 August will be an early finish due to Parent-Teacher Interviews.

School will close at 1:40pm
Buses will depart at 1:50pm
Please note: the Rangataua bus will operate at its usual time.

An email with further information has been sent to parents and caregivers.

11/08/2026

Kia Ora whānau,

With the recent updates from council we will be back open tomorrow.
We will have fresh water available throughout the day but would advise students to bring their own drinkng water if possible.

Looking forward to seeing the students back in the classroom.

Ngā mihi
Kris

10/08/2026

Kia Ora everyone,

Unfortunately with this update Ruapehu College will have to remain closed tomorrow.

We encourage students who have the ability to access a device to keep up with any school work they may have. Teachers may also be sending out instructions or resources to support learning at home for this that have devices.

Our Puhoro Wananga trip to Whanganui will still be going ahead for those students. Vans will be leaving school at 7:00am.

Ngā mihi
Kris

Ruapehu District Council has advised that another 24 hours will be needed to bring the Ohakune water network safely back online.

Council had earlier been confident that water would be restored by 5pm today. However, further technical analysis found that repressurising the raw water pipeline too quickly could damage it and cause even longer delays.

Taking the pipeline from no flow to full flow too quickly risks fracturing the line. A slower, controlled approach is therefore needed to protect the repaired infrastructure and safely restore the town’s water supply.

Council’s water services contractor, Veolia, has confirmed that the airlock affecting the raw water pipeline has been resolved.

Additional water tankers have also been brought in to help speed up the process as much as safely possible.

Council recognises how difficult and disruptive the ongoing outage is for residents and businesses.

“This has been an extremely technical and challenging situation. We have been working to keep the community fully informed as new information becomes available, but the situation and expected restoration time have continued to evolve as work has progressed.

We thank everyone for their patience, understanding and cooperation while we work to restore the water supply safely and avoid any further delays.

Water is now expected to be restored by approximately 5pm tomorrow, Tuesday 11 August. Council will continue to provide updates as work progresses.

EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLIES AND TOILETS
Emergency water supplies remain available from Ruapehu District Council’s office at 37 Ayr St. People who have collected water bottles previously can return and reuse water bottles at this same location.

Port-a-loos are located at the council Office at 37 Ayr St; Thames Street opposite the Powderhorn; Goldfinch Street / Shannon Street; and the rear carpark of the Ohakune i-SITE.

We are contacting schools to let them know about this situation. We expect schools will make the decision to close, but that is their decision to make.

END

09/08/2026

Important notice:

Please be advised that Ruapehu College will be closed tomorrow, Monday 10 August due to the failure in the local water supply mains.

The health, safety, and hygiene of our tamariki and staff are our top priorities.

Under Ministry of Education guidelines, we cannot legally operate the school without fully functioning bathroom amenities, flushing toilets, and safe running water.

Take care everyone and hopefully this is resolved quickly.