The potential new owner of the Whakapapa ski field has expressed interest in operating the famous Chateau Tongariro hotel.

Ruapehu's mayor wants the government to establish a special taskforce to help find a new owner for the Chateau Tongariro Hotel. The famous central North Island hotel was shut in February last year ...

Photo / Supplied Whakapapa Holdings is interested in reviving the shuttered Chateau Tongariro Hotel. The historic building is seismically unsound and has been empty and decaying for two years.

Yesterday McNamara focused on the issues surrounding the majestic Chateau Tongariro Hotel, which has been sitting in a derelict state for two years. It's a sad sight at the base of Ruapehu.