Interview
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A desperate last effort were the words used by Tairua marine scientist, Dr Riley Elliott, as he made a plea for people to support the petition calling for a halt to establishing marine protection areas around the Aldermen and Slipper Islands. Speaking to CFM’s Fabian Roberts, the renowned shark man, said he made the call […]
Breathing new life into the Thames Airfield along with more tourists being attracted to the town are just two of the immediate benefits from the unique Aviator attraction. After being in operation for the past 17 months following a relocation from Tauranga Airport, the venture is seeing 50 percent of users coming from outside of […]
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 […]
