Don Cameron
Covid-19: Growing concern in Central North Island
There are nerves in the central North Island that the region will be at high-risk when an expected influx of visitors descends once borders further north reopen.
Vaccination rates in the Ruapehu… Audio
Weather: Deep low causing trouble in Ruapehu
The deep low moving across the country is making its freezing presence felt in central and lower North Island.
Ruapehu District Mayor Don Cameron spoke to Susie Ferguson. Audio
Ruapehu council plugging major water leak with $20k offer
Ruapehu District Council is plugging a giant water leak with a $20,000 fund.
Every day in the township of Ohakune hundreds of thousands of litres of water is wasted through various unidentified leaks… Video, Audio
Ruapehu Mayor on rickety bridge affecting vegetable growers
A century-old wooden bridge full of holes that carries thousands of tonnes of the country's potatoes and carrots is jeopardising truckers' safety and farmers' livelihoods.
But repairing or replacing… Audio
Covid-19: Concern after Aucklanders flee city for Ruapehu
Ruapehu community leaders are unhappy their area is being used as a Covid-19 bunker for Aucklanders.
When city went into Alert Level 3 on Sunday, a bunch of residents packed their bags and drove to… Audio
Ruapehu volcanic alert level change another blow to local businesses
The ban on going up to the crater lake at Mount Ruapehu is being called another kick in the guts for the local tourism industry already devastated by the impact of Covid-19.
There is now a two… Audio
Covid-19: Ruapehu mayor proposes no scan, no service policy
"No scan - no service."
That's what Ruapehu's mayor is proposing for this weekend's Mardi Gras.
More than 7000 people are expected to converge on Ohakune from around the country.
Mayor Don Cameron… Audio
Councils throughout North Island call for Nothern Explorer's reinstatement
Councils from Auckland to Wellington calling for the Northern Explorer service to be reinstated have won. Ruapehu Mayor, Don Cameron speaks to the Panel about why it took Kiwirail so long. Audio
Raetihi community 'reeling' after crash killed three - Mayor
Locals are today rallying around a family devastated by a triple fatality on a Raetihi farm in the Central North Island. Three people from one family died yesterday after their car plunged into a… Audio
Isolated Raetihi welcomes new highway, but how long to build?
A crowd of about 200 worried Raetihi locals cheered this afternoon when they were told State highway 4, which has been blocked by a massive slip to the town's south, will be repaired.
A 400-metre… Video, Audio
Ruapehu locals bracing for long-term closure of SH4
Ruapehu district businesses and health services and are bracing for the long-term closure of the main highway between Whanganui and Raetihi. A large chunk of the road collapsed last week, with detours… Audio
SH4 closure hurting Ruapehu businesses - mayor
The loss of State Highway Four between Whanganui and Raetihi is hitting some local businesses hard, says Ruapehu's mayor. A 400 metre stretch of the highway disappeared in a massive slip last week… Audio
NZ regional town house prices getting unaffordable - mayors
House prices in some small regional towns in the North Island have jumped by up to 30 per cent in the year to February. Kawerau, Wairoa and Ruapehu are all rising fast in the latest QV figures. But… Audio
Ohakune community 'resilient' in face of bus tragedy
Ruapehu District Mayor Don Cameron says the fatal road accident that claimed the life of 11-year-old Hannah Francis has been a huge shock to the town. Hannah died when the shuttle she was on with 30… Audio
Ruapehu Mayor updates situation
The Ruapehu District is experiencing power outages, road closures, and their waste water plant is struggling. The Mayor of the Ruapehu District Council, Don Cameron, updates us on the situation. "We… Audio
Arrests a relief to Ruapehu district mayor
The Ruapehu District mayor Don Cameron is with us. Audio
Cordons are in place in the central North Island
As we have been reporting this morning cordons are in place on roads in the central North Island as police hunt men described by police as armed and dangerous. Audio
Raetihi may have to wait until 2014 to drink tap water
It may be next year before residents of the North Island town of Raetihi can drink their tap water. Audio
Raetihi locals meet over contaminated water
A packed public meeting has just broken up in Raetihi between locals who've had their water cut off and the district council. Audio