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By John Freer A renewed warning – stay away from the closed Cathedral Cove walking track or risk jeopardising an early December reopening. Department of Conservation staff are reiterating their numerous requests for people to stay off the track while reopening work continues. With good progress being made, DOC’s Regional Director, Tinaka Mearns, said staff […]
By John Freer Road cones – maybe one of the biggest topics of conversation, not just around our region, but across the country. Sad thing is I recently picked up some friends at the airport after returning from three months in Europe, low and behold before even hitting the motorway, the question of road cones […]
No indication yet as to who will be campaigning to be Thames Coromandel District’s Mayor at next year’s local government elections. This after CFM approached all existing Thames Coromandel District Councillors to see who would be putting their hands up again for the next three-year stint. Current Mayor, Len Salt, advised us that it was […]
This vehicle was stolen in a online purchase that went wrong leaving the owners without a vehicle and with no money. A lesson for anyone selling a car. The purchaser paid via bank transfer, while the seller watched over their shoulder as they entered the numbers and verified they were correct and thought they had […]
Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of Jacob Ormsby, 19, who has a Warrant to Arrest and is wanted by Police. Jacob has connections to Counties Manukau and Waikato Districts so may have travelled within these regions. Anyone with information is urged not to approach him and instead to call […]
Police have opened an investigation after two firearms incidents in the Hauraki District overnight. The first report was received just before 3am on Orchard West Road, Ngatea after a man reportedly assaulted another man and threatened him with a firearm. The second incident was reported in Kerepehi, minutes later, just after 3am. A male in […]
Recreational fisherman angry over the planned introduction of high protection areas around the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki Gulf, now want to meet with their Member of Parliament, Scott Simpson, in a bid to vent their concerns. An outcry by local Coromandel fisherman to the plan saw some of their anger being directed at Simpson who […]
There will be between 5000 and 6000 Scandinavian tourists visit the Coromandel Peninsula this coming summer – one of the people responsible for this is maintaining the number is only going to grow in future years. Stockholm based Travel Designer, Stefan Ostrom, has spent the past four days of a month long New Zealand visit, […]
TCDC ratepayers will benefit from significant cost savings following a $5.9 million grant from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) to support the development of the new Whitianga Refuse and Recycling Transfer Station (RTS) that was announced today. The Council budgeted $11.5 million for the RTS project as part of our 2024-2034 […]
Two milestones were recognised by Hauraki District Councillors at their meeting in Paeroa today – they bid farewell to long serving chief executive, Langley Cavers, while also acknowledging 20-years’ service by the Deputy Mayor, Cr Paul Milner. Staff had previously said their farewells with Langley ending 29-years with council this Friday, Councillors formally recognised his […]
