Author: John Freer
By John Freer With global adventure racing having its spiritual home as the Coromandel Peninsula, now a book has captured the past 20 years of racing. Events include the peninsula’s K2 bike race and Kauri run. Over the period more than 32,000 people have competed – one of the three drivers is Andy Reid who […]
By John Freer Perceived fish poaching and a lack of respect for fishery protection, along with a boat ramming, has seen several Tairua and Pauanui locals taking matters into their own hands. The matter came to a head recently when one local while out diving, confronted a group of people who he believed were plundering […]
The Whangamata Surf Life Saving Club, a community cornerstone since 1949, celebrated the grand reopening of its refurbished building this weekend. A ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together lifeguards, locals, and supporters to mark the completion of a vital renovation, ensuring the club remains a hub for lifesaving and community spirit. The project, launched in 2020-2021 to […]
Kylie Hawker-Green is coming to the Coromandel and Hauraki Districts to run what potentially could have the most significant future impact on the region, the development of the tourism section. She is the new General Manager of Destination Hauraki Coromandel, joining what is new new board having been tasked with operating the regional tourism marketing […]
Moving to halt destructive bottom contact fishing by the Waikato Regional Council, is something worth celebrating accorder to the former president of the Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club, Gordon McIvor. He was responding to the recent council move putting an end to bottom trawling and dredging around the Coromandel Peninsula coast. The Council’s Coastal Management […]
The decision to close State Highway 25A for two weeks was necessitated by what the New Zealand Transport Agency is describing as high priority essential rebuild work. This in response to an approach by CFM following significant criticism of the closure by businesses on both sides of the Coromandel Peninsula. A spokesperson for the transport […]
Health providers took the opportunity to share their views on how services could be better delivered across the region when attending yesterday’s rural health roadshow in Thames. It was the 12th roadshow, this time involving Associate Minister for Health Matt Doocey, the Minister for Rural Communities, Mark Patterson, and local Member of Parliament Scott Simpson. […]
Getting local government voting papers into letterboxes or back into council offices is the plea this week, as of yesterday only 20 percent of residents and ratepayers having had their say. Former chairman of the Coromandel Peninsula Residents and Ratepayers Alliance, Richard Shelford-Woodcock, is one who has taken up the campaign encouraging people to have […]
State Highway 25A the Kopu-Hikuai Road will be closed for urgent road works during daylight hours for two weeks in November. The closure was announced today by the NZ Transport Agency – it will be in place between Monday, November 10 and Friday, November 21. Outside of these hours traffic management will be in play. […]
By John Freer The five new trustees responsible for delivering tourism marketing for the Thames Coromandel and Hauraki Districts have now been in the role for seven months, their chairman Jason Hill is encouraged by the progress to date. Recently Destination Hauraki Coromandel held its annual general meeting, it took the opportunity to update those […]
