Author: John Freer
By John Freer Completed design and the construction cost estimate for the upgrade of Coromandel’s Sugarloaf Wharf will be presented next month and the company behind the development is indicating potential overall budget challenges. The project was originally estimated at $22 million, making it the biggest Provincial Growth Fund supported development in the Waikato. There […]
Current Hauraki District Mayor, Toby Adams, has confirmed that he will be re-standing at October’s local government elections. Re-elected unopposed at the 2022 election, if successful, Mayor Toby will face his third term as the district’s mayor. He won his way into office in 2019 having previously been deputy mayor. His time in local government […]
Sorting out the on-going issue of not enough water under boats using Tairua Harbour has the support of both a local district councillor and a regional councillor. It is a good start with Cr Terry Walker saying that several parties had to work together to resolve the problem. The local Tairua Pauanui Coastguard has been […]
By John Freer Tourism marketing is about to be refreshed with a new type of thinking, this from the new chairman of the regional tourism organisation, Destination Hauraki Coromandel. Jason Hill will be chairing his first meeting in May, and besides a new regional marketing plan, there will also be conversations on how sustainable funding […]
By John Freer Coromandel Peninsula’s northern most walking track which attracts over 7000 people a year, will reopen next month. The 10 kilometre Coastal Walkway between Fletcher and Stony Bays was wiped out two years ago by a major slip while storms also caused track subsidence in a number of places. The Department of Conservation […]
A record number of vehicles with record numbers of supporters and spectators – we are taking Repco Beach Hop 2025. With the 25th anniversary event being only a little over a week away, organiser Noddy Watts, is indicating a super special event and possibly the biggest on record. An indication of the support for this […]
A desperate last effort were the words used by Tairua marine scientist, Dr Riley Elliott, as he made a plea for people to support the petition calling for a halt to establishing marine protection areas around the Aldermen and Slipper Islands. Speaking to CFM’s Fabian Roberts, the renowned shark man, said he made the call […]
Have your say on a call made recently at a public meeting, to drop the plan to establish high protection no fishing (except customary) areas off the south-eastern Coromandel Peninsula coast. The meeting was attended by both recreational and commercial fishermen who maintained the zones would have little to no impact on restoring fish stocks […]
It is now a two-horse race for the Thames Mayoralty at the coming October local government elections. An announcement last night from Thames Coromandel Mayor, Len Salt, that he will be seeking re-election. Already running is one of his council colleagues in Cr Peter Revell. In making his announcement the current mayor said his focus […]
Breathing new life into the Thames Airfield along with more tourists being attracted to the town are just two of the immediate benefits from the unique Aviator attraction. After being in operation for the past 17 months following a relocation from Tauranga Airport, the venture is seeing 50 percent of users coming from outside of […]
