Why not tender them?

The Herald reports:

The Skotel Alpine Resort owner in Whakapapa Village claims the Department of Conservation is pandering to failed businesses in the Tongariro National Park when it comes to allocating staff accommodation.

Sam Clarkson is seeking village accommodation for at least eight Skotel employees, essential for fire evacuation, he said, but all buildings currently vacant are reserved for a possible future operator of the derelict Chateau Tongariro. ,,,

Clarkson said he’s at a loss to figure out how Skotel can warrant just two staff beds, while the Chateau commanded 116 staff beds when it closed in 2023. (The measure of beds is based on bedrooms.

Skotel has 56 guest rooms, a dining room and 35 fulltime staff.

The Chateau has about 115 guest rooms and a dining room, and, for many years, included the operation of a cafe and tavern. In its deeper past, its operations also included ski field businesses such as rentals. 

It had about 36 staff when it closed, but, according to the Ruapehu District Council, its staff numbers averaged 75-100 from 2015 to 2020.

This seems bizarre. The Skotel is actually there and operating (I stayed there with the kids recently, and it was great) yet they can only get two beds for their staff, while 116 are reserved for a defunct hotel.

Why not allocate eight to Skotel for this season, and revise the following?

The ratio between the two seems out of kilter, even if the Chateau is open. Wouldn’t a better way be to just auction off the beds each season and allow any local business that wants on site accomodation for staff to apply?