Author: John Freer
CFM can confirm that the working relationship between Thames-Coromandel Mayor Len Salt and the Council’s Chief Executive, Aileen Lawrie, has broken down, with communication between the pair reportedly limited to formal meetings or when others are present. Sources both inside and outside Thames-Coromandel District Council have confirmed the deteriorating dynamic, with representatives from other councils […]
By John Freer A slow response from Hauraki district residents in having a say on their proposed Local Waters Done Well management options. The opportunity for feedback closes this Friday with Mayor Toby Adams encouraging people to express an opinion. He said while the matter was extremely complex it was one of the biggest decisions […]
The growth, impact and success of Coromandel Peninsula’s Artbeat festival has been disclosed with over 30,000 people attending last year’s event. In only its second year Artbeat grew from 68 events to 91 last year. Also disclosed in the 2024 Festival impact report which is being released this week by Creative Coromandel, over 9000 people […]
By John Freer A new focus on tourism marketing for the district along with new tourism product development are two of the points which have this week come out of the first meeting by board members of Destination Hauraki Coromandel. Under the chairmanship of Jason Hill, the board has held its first meeting along with […]
By John Freer It was labelled as a lolly scramble by one councillor, and from a bystander’s observation, a debacle may have been a more apt description – this when it came to handing out Thames Coromandel event development funding yesterday. The Thames Coromandel District has a policy where its district fund is intended to […]
By John Freer Taking a team approach to secure control of the Thames Coromandel District Council is the aim of one mayoral candidate at the coming local government elections. Coromandel’s CFM will be interviewing all candidates as some time or another in the election lead-up, this week the opportunity was provided to Whangamata’s Patrick Kerr. […]
After being lodged on a cliff face high above rocks in a Coromandel Peninsula cove yesterday, five-year-old Labrador Macey, is one lucky pooch. His rescue came some six hours after slipping over the cliff edge while out on a walk with his owners Rick and Helen Ewart, who had been at their Whangamata holiday home […]
By John Freer Back-to-back years and Cathedral Cove remains in the world’s top 50 beaches. Information out today confirms the 45th ranked location from the global poll of more than 1000 travel professionals. One of the people behind the survey is Tino Holst, of worlds50beaches.com, who told us the unspoiled natural surroundings at Cathedral Cove […]
By John Freer To acknowledge their veterans, Waihi residents called on the support of local Police and fire fighters and snubbed traffic management, so they could march to their Civic ANZAC Day service. As no-one wanted to cover the $4000 expense of traffic management, and march on the footpath, locals came together to make the […]
By John Freer Don’t yawn and stop reading – fat chance when you realise this story is about the coming local government elections. We can only encourage you to keep reading and keep an eye on things that are happening. Saturday saw the first three people who have indicated they want to be Thames Coromandel […]
