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Railways publicity: the Chateau

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Railways publicity: the Chateau

The Chateau Tongariro hotel was built on the lower slopes of Mt Ruapehu in 1929 and was easily reached via the nearby main trunk line. This poster was produced around 1932. Curiously, it includes a smoking Mt Ngāuruhoe in the background – a tourist attraction for the more daring, perhaps?

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Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-ca-1932-01

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country region – Tourism, recreation and sport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/34915/railways-publicity-the-chateau (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.