Interview
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By John Freer One of the regions most significant tourist attractions, the Hauraki Rail Trail, today received a significant boost with restoration and development funding to the tune of $3.7 million. A very happy rail trail trust CEO, Diane Drummond, told CFM that the money would be used to reinstate damage caused by storms earlier […]
By John Freer In the past 12-months areas on the Coromandel Peninsula have experienced rainfall levels which match the West Coast of the South Island. Nearly seven metres of rain has been recorded at The Pinnacles above the Kauaeranga Valley. Senior Water Scientist with the Waikato Regional Council, Bevan Jenkins, counters this by telling us […]
By John Freer The future direction of tourism across the region could be found in the Destination Hauraki Coromandel draft tourism management plan. The document is out for public consultation. General Manager Hadley Dryden said the plan had to be owned by the wider community, as a result input was required beyond the original consultation. […]
By John Freer Coromandel Town is the chosen location for Outward Bound to establish a new North Island based facility. Sixty years after being established at Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds, the Trust announced today it was looking to establish a second facility – at Coromandel Peninsula. Acting CEO Simon Graney, confirmed with CFM, that […]
By John Freer Whitianga’s Summer Concert has been cancelled for the second time. Organisers, Greenstone Entertainment, has pulled the plug on their 2024 concert, laying the blame solely at the state of the region’s roading network. This follows the abandonment of this year’s concert due to weather. Greenstone’s Dean Calvert confirmed the decision saying his […]
ACT Leader David Seymour addressed more than 800 people at three meetings on the Coromandel Peninsula today. Besides speaking he also sought feedback on how residents of the region are feeling leading up to the coming election. Roading, crime and the cost of living were included on the list from those at the Whitianga, Pauanui […]
Most times it seems that when the likes of Recovery Minister, Hon Michael Wood, comes to town, there will be an announcement around the provision of financial support. This week it has been the case with the Minister announcing funding for representative business organisations – $300,000 of it, to support business at this time of […]
David Seymour, the ACT Party leader is not surprised that people in the Coromandel Peninsula could have a left behind feeling when it comes to the cyclone response. David is bringing his Change Tour to the region’s east coast this Sunday speaking in Whitianga, Pauanui and Whangamata. While he hopes people will come and listen […]
By John Freer There is a new tourist attraction in the Karangahake Gorge being The Aviator. The man behind the project is Craig Saunders who has moved his flight simulator experience from Mount Maunganui and relocated them to a café at Karangahake in the Gorge on SH2. For the flight and pilot junkie or those […]
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 […]
