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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 […]
By John Freer On Friday, 1 November, a 29-year career with the Hauraki District Council comes to an end for its chief executive Langley Cavers. Langley has held the senior role for 23 of those 29 years, that longevity is not uncommon for Hauraki District. As he tells us the council is very stable with […]
Finalists and winners at the 2024 Richardson’s Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards Category Excellence Awards Supreme Winner The Waterworks Community Contribution Winners: Dive Zone Whitianga and EPL Construction (joint winners) Finalists: Evolution Fitness, Major Oak Safety Training, Wāhi Tukurua Business Resilience Winner: Hello World Travel Thames Finalists: Centre Line Construction, Professional Trade Services Digital Strategy and e-Commerce Winner: Flowers […]
Another success on the local business front, Whangamata’s Meat at the Beach has taken out a Bronze Medal in the Great NZ Sausage Competition in the real beef sausage class. Rob Holding asked Janene Braithwaite what is behind her and husband Steve’s success. Click on the link to hear the interview.
A significant change to the Beach Hop 25 programme with Pauanui back in the mix after a 14-year break. This was announced yesterday by Beach Hop’s Noddy Watts who outlined that the Pauanui Airfield will be the location to host the Repco Power Cruise on Thursday, March 27. With it comes the opportunity to link […]
