Author: John Grant
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A number of models are now show a clearer indication of a likely path of TC Cody as it heads south after battering Fiji. Cody has been upgraded this afternoon to a Category 3 storm and is starting to now head in a South Easterly direction. WeatherWatch in their recent update have said that La […]
New Zealand had 19 cases today and five of these were in the Waikato with Thames Coromandel having 3 of these. Two were in Coromandel and 1 in Tairua, this adds to the three in Matarangi to give a combined total of active cases of 6 now on the Peninsula. Testing remains very light which […]
So much can change and so quickly. As a country we have lived with the fear of Covid for nearly two years. Closer to home on the Coromandel, we’ve had the odd brush with Covid. Let’s go back to August 17 2021. The Prime Minister has called a news conference announcing that New Zealand would […]
UPDATE 4:24pm The boat belonging to a fisherman who has been reported missing near Whangapoua has been located. At 2pm a private vessel came across the missing boat named Tubby, approximately 24 nautical miles off the coast of Whitianga. No one was located on board and the boat is in the process of […]
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING Issued by MetService at 9:54 am Tuesday 14-Dec-2021 Heavy rain for parts of the North Island and upper South Island ,also northwest Tasman A complex low pressure system affects central and northern New Zealand through to early Thursday, delivering rain to many places. Heavy Rain Warnings and Watches are in force for […]
NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 25 South of Coromandel Town will be closed during the day on 14 December. It will be closed at Kereta Hill, south of Coromandel, from 10am to 3pm to recover a vehicle. The vehicle went off the road just below the Manaia Road lookout and the highway needs to […]
Just in from NZTA is notice of two closures of SH25. This information relates to the Hikuai Bailey bridge which is to close to all traffic, except emergency services, from 19 December till 22 December in the evenings from 8pm till 5am, hopefully this will not impact any of Santa’s preparation! The closure is to […]
Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited, the corporate arm of Firth Industries, has been convicted and fined in the Hamilton District Court following a prosecution taken by Waikato Regional Council. The case followed a council inspection in June 2020 at the Firth Whangamata concrete batching site. Council staff found a pump emptying liquid contaminant from the […]
Welcome to the fantastic world of a co-ordinated drone light show. Drone light shows are performed by illuminated, synchronized, and choreographed groups of drones that arrange themselves into various aerial formations. Almost any image can be recreated in the sky by a computer program that turns graphics into flight commands and communicates them to the […]
