Author: John Grant
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Coromandel has bucked the property value trend and is showing an average asking price of $1,317,265 well ahead of major areas like Auckland ($1,169,463) Wellington ($968,976) and Canterbury ($730,314). The national average asking price was $942,961. Coromandel at $1,317,265 was up 13.6%. Spokesperson for realestate.co.nz, Vanessa Williams says, “While the rest of the country saw […]
Emergency services are in attendance at a truck crash at the intersection of State Highway 25 and State Highway 2, Waitakaruru. The crash occurred about 10:10am. The truck has rolled and the driver is currently trapped. The truck’s container reportedly collided with another car as it rolled, however initial indications are the occupants of the […]
Bad weather is currently hampering reconnection efforts in the eastern parts of Powerco’s electricity network. Customers in the Manawaru area, south of Te Aroha have been without power since 7:15am Monday morning after lines came down in high winds. The strong winds made it unsafe for field crews to scale ladders and carry out repairs […]
Photo credit: The Valley Profile John Freer Mayoral candidate and Goldfield’s shopping mall manager was assaulted at Goldfields Mall late yesterday afternoon. He has suffered bruising and cuts to his face as the result of an unprovoked attack by several youths that according to John Freer were aged between 14 and 16. The attack happened […]
Whangamata’s Harbour Care body will maintain its battle against mangrove proliferation of the town’s water ways. At its annual general meeting last Saturday, retiring chairman Kerry Gibb told those present that the management of the mangroves must be better handled and with less impact on costs and the foreshore. Gibb noted to members that while […]
While researching some information on our earlier story on the Thames Earthquake that didn’t happen today (see Facebook post at Coromandel’s CFM), we came across this report on a name change for EQC. EQC have spent at least $45,000 so far with the change of the name to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission. […]
This opinion piece has been written by Derrick Paull. He’s a former magazine writer and editor, Amateur Fishing guru and BBQ Pitmaster and on the executive committee of the New Zealand Angling & Casting Association. Listen to an interview aired on Coromandel’s CFM on Thursday July 14th with Derrick: We live in a world […]
MetService is forecasting a wet leadup to and start of the school holidays, as a low pressure centre approaches Aotearoa New Zealand from the Tasman Sea, sending a broad band of rain over the country on Thursday and Friday. The band travels quickly to the east, but on Saturday a fresh burst of rain arrives […]
Our service clubs do us proud. Every day in so many ways they are out there supporting the community. The Rotary clubs from Te Aroha, Matamata, Thames, Morrinsville and Paeroa are joining forces to design and build shelters on the trail network. These are not just ordinary shelters but shelters in keeping with a rail […]
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club member, and organiser of the Kubota Billfish Classic, Tom Maxwell , showed his frustration in a Facebook post yesterday that he titled ‘Cancel Culture Gone Mad’ after the Mercury Bay Area School decided against participating in a $2500 scholarship. The prize money to be spent on University costs, or for […]
