Interview
By John Freer There are eight months to go on the current local government cycle and then mayors, councillors and community board members will again be looking for votes. Thames Coromandel District Mayor, Len Salt, tells us he still has more work to do before saying whether he will be going back onto the campaign […]
The increased provision of Pharmac funded cancer drugs still needs more action and less talk, according to a local police sergeant who has been living with the disease since December three years ago. Whangamata’s Will Hamilton is referring to haematological cancers, he is having to fund his treatment which is being achieved on the back […]
By John Freer The new outdoor recreation centre targeting teenage children will open at Port Charles in the first week of March. Confirmation this week from Hillary Outdoors that work on their latest facility, with a marine and conservation focus, is on track following the conversion of the former Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat at the entrance […]
By John Freer The successful rescue of the teenage girl from the Hahei cliff face at the weekend, by a four-man FENZ Lines team, was challenging but made possible through actions by both the local Hahei and Tairua volunteer fire crews. This from the man who lead the team which abseiled from the top of […]
By John Freer The current holiday season is being hailed as one of the best on record and now the statistics are coming through which backs the claims. Destination Hauraki Coromandel, the region’s tourism marketing arm, has with CFM, approached information centres and businesses around the region for feedback. DHC General Manager, Hadley Dryden, summed […]
With the Coromandel Peninsula’s peak holiday season behind them now a debrief by Police and other emergency service organisations. Inspector Mike Henwood, who led the new year’s eve operation, said there were a range of matters to be considered such as staffing levels, and the connections across all organisations involved in keeping people safe and […]
Annual race day tomorrow for the Thames Jockey Club, the meeting being held at the recently renovated Te Aroha course. For 157 years the club has been around and president, Glen Dobler, said tomorrow will be no different with its friendly family fun day at the races. The feature race is the Lockwood Coromandel Peninsula […]
There are signs of quiet confidence for the region’s business community moving into 2025, this an opinion shared by three of the regions business leaders. Chairman of the Mercury Bay Business Association, Paul Clayton, his counterpart in Whangamata, Patrick Kerr, and a spokesperson for the Coromandel Colville Business Association, Jeni Ashman, all saying strong holiday […]
With it being Christmas Eve, Father Andy Wallis of Coromandel’s Christ’s Anglican Church has provided us with a message of vision and the hope, that people will experience a wonderful time this year. While mentioning the many issues being experienced across the world, and acknowledging the challenging times being faced by some, Father Wallis said […]
By John Freer As holidaymakers began moving into the Coromandel Peninsula and taking advantage of the two days before Christmas, those behind ensuring a Safer Coromandel were applying the final touches to plans. Much of this being the responsibility of Brian Carter, recently appointed as the districts civil defence and emergency management controller. Brian Carter […]
