Author: John Freer
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A plea on the back of a dramatic coastline rock rescue at Whiritoa Beach on Saturday night. The local volunteer acting fire chief Errol Smith wants those heading to the coast to fish to have a discussion first so they understand conditions and what they will potentially experience. The Westpac Rescue helicopter was required along […]
With submissions having been heard on its proposed annual plan, Thames Coromandel Mayor Len Salt has acknowledged the concerns of ratepayers on the proposed rates increase. Len has told CFM that he knows residents will find the proposed increase of 11 percent will be difficult, especially those people living on fixed incomes. The cost of […]
A group of homeless people are living in mangroves less than two blocks from the main street of Thames. It has been revealed that at times there have been up to 14 people living in a make-shift village comprising of tents and canvass covers. The site, between Danby Field and Goldfields Shopping Centre also flanks […]
By John Freer Fixing roads around the Coromandel Peninsula is going to cost billions of dollars. Mayor Len Salt yesterday said this was the investment required to get roads to where they were resilient and appropriate to provide confidence to business and visitors to the region. CFM interviewed the mayor as the region was experiencing […]
Local civil defence and rescue personnel across the Coromandel Peninsula are continuing their messages for people to stay safe. As the forecasted strong winds and heavy rain continued to batter the region, Civil Defence Controller Gary Towler, this afternoon told CFM it was a blessing most people currently in the region were “the resilient, resident […]
By John Freer Dropping the east v west parochialism and instead working together appears to be a positive outcome from the chaos caused by Coromandel Peninsula’s weather events. As the commercial wheels of the Coromandel Peninsula continue the battle to keep turning, work is going on behind the scenes to assist. And this work has […]
By John Freer The playing of the last post will be heard across the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki district this week as ANZAC Day is recognised. Parades and services are planned involving many communities – the flavour of which recognise the formality of the Thames Dawn service and a connection with Sir Keith Park, to […]
The opening of the new Kopu Marine Precinct is on target for May next year. Some 25 people representing interested parties, today heard that the project is going to plan and to budget. Thames Coromandel Mayor, Len Salt, in addressing those on site, said that the new development had the ability to establish 100 new […]
Hauraki District Council Mayor, Toby Adams, is not giving his blessing to the Government’s revised Three Waters Programme. The refreshment of the scheme – now referred to at Affordable Water Reforms, was announced late last week. Adams said while the scheme may assist some councils, his had made significant and appropriate water investment over the […]
By John Freer If he becomes Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon will work to fix our roads – he will do it in collaboration with our local council and interested parties and on a priority basis. Now that we have that out of the way, there was a freshness about having the Leader of the Opposition […]
