Author: John Freer
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It’s been 12-years since the Coromandel Rescue Helicopter Trust took off, now after its recent annual general meeting, chairman John Stephenson and his trustees are looking at what lies ahead. With a focus on providing ground facilities to support rescue helicopter operations, the trust is also in the business of raising money to ensure on-going […]
Preliminary results from sampling conducted after the Ohinemuri River turned bright orange on Friday have detected elevated arsenic in the discharged sediment, while the arsenic content present in the water was well within drinking water and ecological protection guidelines for fresh water. This today in a media release from the Waikato Regional Council. Environmental Chemistry […]
By John Freer Welcome news for the Coromandel Peninsula business community for the coming summer holiday season, the Department of Conservation has confirmed that this summer all off its campgrounds will be operating to full capacity. Last year significant reduced camping numbers were imposed due to what DOC then described as weather related impacts. But, […]
Waikato Regional Council is expecting preliminary results in the next 24 hours from sampling of sediment that turned the Ohinemuri River bright orange on Friday afternoon. The council has today provided an update. The council’s incident response team were on site on Friday afternoon and Saturday, taking water and solid samples upstream and downstream of […]
By John Freer Undertaking the final section of the 25 km Tairua River Trail has moved a step closer with the Hikuai District Trust achieving Waikato District Council resource consent. The consent comes with the support of both affected landowners and local iwi. Three more hurdles are still to be jumped being Thames Coromandel District […]
By John Freer A tourism success story for the Coromandel Peninsula today, the Pahi Coastal Walk, established two years ago at Port Jackson, is virtually a sell-out for the coming summer months. This after only two years, means 2000 people will visit the top end of the Coromandel Peninsula to undertake the three day walk […]
The application to hold a Whangamata youth music festival on December 30 and 31 has been granted – and organisers Ollie Events Limited have been given a five year consent to stage the concert. In approving the application Independent Commissioner, Dr P H Mitchell, has applied a 6000 person limit on the festival while along […]
By John Freer New residential development land is critical for the future development of Thames. Over recent years the housing and land shortage has made it difficult for both business operators and staff to find accommodation. For some 30 years there has been discussion around Totara Valley, south of Thames, and potentially up to 500 […]
By John Freer As the momentum continues in the campaign to push down Thames fuel prices now a protest is being organised to take the matter on to the town’s streets. Planned for Saturday, August 3, protest organisers want people to have the chance to publicly voice their concerns and show their support to help […]
By John Freer Fuel companies responsible for suppling Thames will this week get a please explain letter from Energy and Transport Minister, the Hon Simeon Brown. The Minister was in Thames at the weekend, CFM taking the opportunity to ask for his thoughts on why the town experienced some of the highest fuel prices in […]
