Author: John Grant
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On the early hours of June 18 2012, popular local Paeroa Pizza Man was shot and killed at the rear of his Pizza Restaurant ‘Mykonus’. Ten years later, no killer has been identified. Today we take a special look at the tragic death of a well loved local person in Paeroa with a special broadcast […]
By Len Salt The Coromandel district lost one of its best last week with the sad news that Katarina Brink-Lee had been drowned in a boating accident at Wyuna Bay. Katarina, or Kat as she was known to family and friends, was very well known in the Coromandel Peninsula and beyond as a writer, an […]
The Wharekaho Resident and Ratepayers Association had their annual meeting yesterday which was well attended and included the two mayoral candidates who have come forward and declared their intention to stand for Mayor. The meeting expressed frustration with slow progress on a number of issues impacting the area and the lack of response from Council, […]
Aileen Lawrie has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Thames-Coromandel District Council effective from 1 August 2022. The recruitment process for the Chief Executive Role was managed by an independent executive search and recruitment service and a Chief Executive Appointment Panel made up of Mayor Sandra Goudie, Deputy Mayor Murray McLean […]
Read Brothers Hardware of 308 Pollen Street Thames and Coromandel’s CFM bring you “Back in Time” – Episode 1 – Zane Grey and the Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club Deep sea fishing was popular out of Mercury Bay. A celebrity of the 1920’s was Mr. Zane Grey, a well-known writer of Western novels and an […]
Public meetings are being held with ACT Party Leader David Seymour at three Coromandel locations: Whitianga, Pauanui and Whangamatā.
A warning of adverse weather for the Coromandel has been issued this morning by MetService. This is the remnants of tropical cyclone Fili that is now a low and on a course to travel close the the Coromandel Peninsula tomorrow and Wednesday. Expect 100 to 150mm of rain over a short period of time with […]
Rescue services including Coastguard and the Wespac Rescue Helicopter were called to the Aldermen Islands yesterday where a male in his 70’s had suffered a serious accident onboard a boat. The call came in to the rescue centre at about 1:55pm with a report that a man had suffered an accident and needed urgent medical […]
That unique signature laugh will be sadly missed from the airwaves when Rex hangs up his headphones for the last time today. Rex has in his own words had a meaningful discussion with himself and has made the decision that the time has come to say adios to his radio career and time to focus […]
Our reporter and owner of CFM John Grant, looks at the decision by Minister Mahuta to again delay Council elections in Tauranga. The headline of “Democracy Under Attack” might seem a little dramatic, but then a number of things have happened of recent times that ring my alarm bells, none more so than Friday’s […]
