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the work as it had not received any income for seven years from its 51% share of the
Waitomo Caves tourism operation. This was due to a long-running dispute between the descendants of Tane Tinorau Opataia which put distribution of the revenue to the trust on hold while the dispute was heard in the Maori Land Court, before being referred to the Maori Appellate Court. Despite the case, funding of a refurbishment began in June 2014. The case was resolved in favour of the trust in 2015, which freed up eight years of accumulated revenue.
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construction was transported into the area on horse-drawn carts. As it was remote from town water and power supplies water was pumped from the
Waitomo Stream and fed back up the slope to the hotel, while electricity was generated by a dynamo powered by a petrol driven motor engine. Completed in 1908 the building which is positioned upon an escarpment overlooking the village was originally called the âGovernment Hostel at Waitomoâ and is today known as âThe Victorian Wingâ.
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Rotorua rather than in Waitomo. However the Tanetinorau Opatai Trust, was not in a position to fund
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