Author: John Freer
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Waka Kotahi realises that it may have a serious fix on its hands to overcome the cracks near the State Highway 25A summit. As the roading agency closed the Kopu-Hikuai Road until further notice and taking out the main east-west connection on the Coromandel Peninsula, spokesman Liam Ryan said there was still considerable assessment required […]
By John Freer Ideas and thoughts are being run up the mast as the Mercury Bay Boating Club looks to save not just its historic clubhouse, but its entire club. During the past week the club has demonstrated the power of community involvement by saving the building from the advancing foreshore, ensuring the highly successful […]
By John Freer The crack which has caused the closure of State Highway 25A remained under investigation today by engineers. Waka Kotahi’s Rob Campbell, told CFM, the evaluation was continuing today as the Coromandel Peninsula’s main east-west connection route remained closed. The call to close the Kopu Hikuai highway was made late yesterday after engineers […]
By John Freer Mercury Bay Boating Club has given up trying to protect its clubhouse from the advancing sea, instead it will go ahead and work to move the building. Club Commodore, Jonathane Kline, confirmed the decision with CFM yesterday after the club had failed in an attempt to place concrete blocks in front of […]
By John Freer It would have to be one of the longest drawn-out sagas on the Coromandel Peninsula – and it does not appear to be reaching a solution anytime soon. We are writing about, and you are reading about, the proposed Tairua Skatepark project. For more than 30 years residents, Thames Coromandel District Council […]
By John Freer Securing a 35-hectare site has residents of the Peninsula’s top end celebrating more than Christmas this year. The land parcel is the catalyst for an ambitious proposed development which will provide the infrastructure for health, wellbeing and community facilities, impacting all communities within northern Coromandel Peninsula. Having its beginnings five years ago, […]
Upgrading and breathing new life into the 55-year-old Whangamata Surf Club is on track with the club already raising more than $500,000 towards its $2.5 million target. Project Transformation started in late 2020 with the club determining that its Williamson Park based building needed a repaint. This opened a massive opportunity as the repaint prompted […]
By John Freer Those looking to complete the cycle and walking trail linking Tairua and Pauanui, have set themselves a mission over the pending holiday season – they want public support. When explaining the remainder of the project to CFM, Hikuai District Trust chairman, Derrick Adams, said a key aspect was engaging the wider community […]
By John Freer Wrestling with the issue of cost recovery from its rubbish and recycling collections, is a challenge for Thames Coromandel District councillors. With an annual bill in excess of $8 million, council has decided that a consultation process will be undertaken, with residents and ratepayers, through its annual plan process. A staff report […]
By John Freer Local councils should continue to manage your water according to a Coromandel’s CFM Three Waters Survey conducted over the past two weeks. An overwhelming 80 percent of the 441 responders, want water management to remain with local councils, rather than being grabbed into the Government’s multi-region management model. Only 15.9 percent supported […]
