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Restaurants In National Park Village

Places To Eat Near Plateau Lodge

The Station Cafe

P: 07 8922 881 E: [email protected] W: The Station Cafe

Schnapps Bar

P: 07 8922 788 E:  [email protected] W: Schnapps Bar

Eivins Bistro Wine Bar

P: 07 8922 844

Spiral Cafe & Bar

P: 07 8922 748 E:  [email protected] W: Spiral Cafe & Bar

Macrocarpa Cafe

P: 07 892 2911 E: [email protected] W: Macrocarpa Cafe

Chateau Tongariro High Tea

P: 07 892 3809 W: Chateau Tongariro

Knoll Ridge Café

P: 07 892 4000 W: Mt Ruapehu

Skotel Alpine Resort

P: 07 892 2894 W: Skotel

 

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Plateau Lodge

13 hours ago

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The Haunted Whare
This article in THE NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS MAGAZINE, VOLUME 15, ISSUE 3 (JUNE 1, 1940)
A PLACE OF ENCHANTMENT… — TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK by Una Auld, with quotes from Sir James Cowan's The Tongariro National Park

The story of the Haunted Whare also has its source in fact. In the early days when sheep-stocking was being attempted in the mountain country, a Maori shepherd, by name Wi Takerei, was found dead on the floor of a slab whare built near the waterfall on the Whakapapanui, one of his eyes being missing. “The lonely desolate spot on which the whare stood had been regarded by the Maoris as haunted by the ghost of a young woman who had come to a violent end near there, and now the people were disposed to believe that the kehua or ghost had had something to do with the young shepherd's death.”

The Haunted Whare now standing is not the original whare, but stands about a quarter of a mile from the site of the original hut. Soon after it was put up, “it was occupied for a time by a surveying party working around the mountains, under an assistant surveyor named Springall, who had a Maori wife. Some time in 1883, Springall and his wife and another Maori woman were snowed up in the whare. Late one afternoon they were playing cards at the table facing the one window when suddenly the woman saw a face at the window. The apparition seemingly was that of a young Maori woman, of a handsome and fair type. The two wahines were overcome by the shock. Springall rushed outside but could see no one, and there were no tracks on the snow.”

Later, after the whare had been deserted for a time, a traveller camping there for a night reported seeing the same face at the window, and an old recluse who was stationed there as a shepherd “used to say he was visited by a mysterious Mohoao woman several times.”

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5 days ago

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Street art outside plateau lodge

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Think they’re missing Paul Tyler for their art fix!

Awesome as art work guys Miss you little guys 💖😇🌺

Hi Abby & Cody...great to see you both! Cool street art. :)

Love you heaps guys Nana and GP

Plateau Lodge

2 weeks ago

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This is us 4 week lock down here in new New Zealand.

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Brilliant use of the sign, I wish we had thought of this! :)

Eeeek. Good luck !

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3 weeks ago

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What a country,..we really must come again when all this "stuff" is over.

I am sure Andrea would love to see you both

Plateau Lodge

4 weeks ago

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Early morning here for the team. First shuttle today is 6am 7am 8am..its looking bright and clear for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing

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wow what a gorgeous morning !

Wow beautiful morning picture 🦋

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Welcome to Plateau Lodge

Plateau Lodge & Shuttles is located in New Zealand’s National Park Village on the cusp of the Tongariro National Park.

Accommodation

We are a family-operated lodge with a variety of accommodation to suit all travellers. Budget private rooms with or without a bathroom, fully self-contained apartments and camper van sites.

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Facilities

Plateau Lodge is the perfect gateway to the Dual Heritage Tongariro National Park. We are just a short walk from National Park Village's bus and train station. Our township has the following services, 4 Square supermarket, Restaurants, cafes, rental for ski hire and outdoor equipment.

Tongariro National Park

During summer and winter, Tongariro National Park offers spectacular views of all three volcanoes — covered with either glistening white snow or deep red volcanic rock.

There are plenty of ways to enjoy this beautiful Dual-Heritage national park. There is skiing on Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand’s best one-day hike - the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the wonderful Tongariro Northern Circuit walk and let’s not forget Ruapehu’s Crater Lake — one of just three like it in the world. Our famous mountain bike trails are suitable for all ages.

Tongariro Transport

Plateau Lodge operates a daily transport service into the Tongariro National Park. Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Whakapapa Village and the Tongariro Northern Circuit.

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