Author: John Freer
By John Freer A renewed warning – stay away from the closed Cathedral Cove walking track or risk jeopardising an early December reopening. Department of Conservation staff are reiterating their numerous requests for people to stay off the track while reopening work continues. With good progress being made, DOC’s Regional Director, Tinaka Mearns, said staff […]
By John Freer Road cones – maybe one of the biggest topics of conversation, not just around our region, but across the country. Sad thing is I recently picked up some friends at the airport after returning from three months in Europe, low and behold before even hitting the motorway, the question of road cones […]
No indication yet as to who will be campaigning to be Thames Coromandel District’s Mayor at next year’s local government elections. This after CFM approached all existing Thames Coromandel District Councillors to see who would be putting their hands up again for the next three-year stint. Current Mayor, Len Salt, advised us that it was […]
There will be between 5000 and 6000 Scandinavian tourists visit the Coromandel Peninsula this coming summer – one of the people responsible for this is maintaining the number is only going to grow in future years. Stockholm based Travel Designer, Stefan Ostrom, has spent the past four days of a month long New Zealand visit, […]
Two milestones were recognised by Hauraki District Councillors at their meeting in Paeroa today – they bid farewell to long serving chief executive, Langley Cavers, while also acknowledging 20-years’ service by the Deputy Mayor, Cr Paul Milner. Staff had previously said their farewells with Langley ending 29-years with council this Friday, Councillors formally recognised his […]
By John Freer On Friday, 1 November, a 29-year career with the Hauraki District Council comes to an end for its chief executive Langley Cavers. Langley has held the senior role for 23 of those 29 years, that longevity is not uncommon for Hauraki District. As he tells us the council is very stable with […]
Finalists and winners at the 2024 Richardson’s Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards Category Excellence Awards Supreme Winner The Waterworks Community Contribution Winners: Dive Zone Whitianga and EPL Construction (joint winners) Finalists: Evolution Fitness, Major Oak Safety Training, Wāhi Tukurua Business Resilience Winner: Hello World Travel Thames Finalists: Centre Line Construction, Professional Trade Services Digital Strategy and e-Commerce Winner: Flowers […]
Another success on the local business front, Whangamata’s Meat at the Beach has taken out a Bronze Medal in the Great NZ Sausage Competition in the real beef sausage class. Rob Holding asked Janene Braithwaite what is behind her and husband Steve’s success. Click on the link to hear the interview.
A significant change to the Beach Hop 25 programme with Pauanui back in the mix after a 14-year break. This was announced yesterday by Beach Hop’s Noddy Watts who outlined that the Pauanui Airfield will be the location to host the Repco Power Cruise on Thursday, March 27. With it comes the opportunity to link […]
By John Freer There is nothing quite like a sporting win to set up a good week, well the Thames Valley Swamp Fox Heartland championship win on Saturday could impact rugby around the region for the coming seasons. And now with the Heartland championship title returning to Thames Valley, it provides the opportunity for local […]
