Author: John Grant
The results are now final and the positions have not changed from the preliminary results published last Sunday. Congratulations to all of those elected to serve their communities for the next three years. Special congratulations to Peter Revell, elected mayor with a majority of 608 votes over second placed Patrick Kerr and previous mayor, Len […]
By John Grant The Thames-Coromandel District Council 2025 election concludes today, Saturday, 11 October 2025, with voting closing at 12pm. Polling booths are open for in-person voting including special votes until this deadline. The election includes selections for mayor, councillors and community board members across the Coromandel-Colville, Mercury Bay, South Eastern (covering Tairua-Pāuanui and Whangamatā), […]
According to animal welfare group HUHA (Helping You Help Animals), 50 pet pigs owned by Stu Edmondson are now loaded on trailers and heading to their shelter in Wellington. Locals were out in force this morning rounding up the pigs for the trip to Wellington. The 309 Road has been synonymous with the pigs and […]
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Watch for the Coromandel with a moderate chance of it being upgraded to a warning. It came into effect from 7am this morning. MetService Severe Weather Watch Issued at 7:50am Thu 12 Dec 2024 Heavy rain for parts of the upper North Island A low developing in the northern […]
Greenstone Entertainment has this morning announced a true Coromandel Peninsula local artist as a support act to this years Summer concert. The local artist will perform as support for the all-star line-up of: COLD CHISEL, ICEHOUSE, BIC RUNGA and EVERCLEAR. Greenstone Entertainment has this morning announced the support artists for 2025. Following countless submissions from […]
This vehicle was stolen in a online purchase that went wrong leaving the owners without a vehicle and with no money. A lesson for anyone selling a car. The purchaser paid via bank transfer, while the seller watched over their shoulder as they entered the numbers and verified they were correct and thought they had […]
Police have opened an investigation after two firearms incidents in the Hauraki District overnight. The first report was received just before 3am on Orchard West Road, Ngatea after a man reportedly assaulted another man and threatened him with a firearm. The second incident was reported in Kerepehi, minutes later, just after 3am. A male in […]
Recreational fisherman angry over the planned introduction of high protection areas around the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki Gulf, now want to meet with their Member of Parliament, Scott Simpson, in a bid to vent their concerns. An outcry by local Coromandel fisherman to the plan saw some of their anger being directed at Simpson who […]
TCDC ratepayers will benefit from significant cost savings following a $5.9 million grant from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) to support the development of the new Whitianga Refuse and Recycling Transfer Station (RTS) that was announced today. The Council budgeted $11.5 million for the RTS project as part of our 2024-2034 […]
By John Grant Seldom do we hear of a story that tugs at the heart strings as much as this story about a dog called TU who went missing from its family home in Manaia on 10 July. TU is a Therapy dog for Naleigh a 13-year-old boy who has autism. Naleigh is beside himself […]
