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By Justin Tuburan The Coromandel to Matamata council amalgamation proposal was voted in favour by the three councils today and already has been given the thumb’s up. Thames Coromandel Mayor, Peter Revell, drew the conclusion when looking at a map of the combined council territory, which resembled the sign. Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, and Thames-Coromandel District Councils […]
By Justin Tuburan Mayors across the region are open to merging with the Coromandel, however all agree there was nowhere near enough time to do it effectively. District councils across the country are set to make proposals on possible amalgamation partners before the government’s deadline on August 9, with Thames-Coromandel narrowing down to two options […]
More than half of those who returned the Thames Coromandel survey on local government reform have indicated support for an Eastern Waikato merger option. Some 1300 residents, visitors and ratepayers responded to the survey, 54 percent have indicated support for the neighbouring option. In a media release from the district council, it was stated that […]
Having increased the party vote at the last two elections, the Greens are now looking to their third term Coromandel candidate to push the vote into double figures. Pamela Grealey launched her bid for the Coromandel seat in Thames this week, telling supporters she wanted to replace the sitting MP while also receiving 10 percent […]
The results are now final and the positions have not changed from the preliminary results published last Sunday. Congratulations to all of those elected to serve their communities for the next three years. Special congratulations to Peter Revell, elected mayor with a majority of 608 votes over second placed Patrick Kerr and previous mayor, Len […]
By John Grant The Thames-Coromandel District Council 2025 election concludes today, Saturday, 11 October 2025, with voting closing at 12pm. Polling booths are open for in-person voting including special votes until this deadline. The election includes selections for mayor, councillors and community board members across the Coromandel-Colville, Mercury Bay, South Eastern (covering Tairua-Pāuanui and Whangamatā), […]
Getting local government voting papers into letterboxes or back into council offices is the plea this week, as of yesterday only 20 percent of residents and ratepayers having had their say. Former chairman of the Coromandel Peninsula Residents and Ratepayers Alliance, Richard Shelford-Woodcock, is one who has taken up the campaign encouraging people to have […]
By John Freer Facing competition for the role this time round, Hauraki District Mayor Toby Adams is advocating many things, two stand outs being the need for experience at council tables and that the day to day stuff matters. Up against him is Levi Burton who also goes as Levi Phoenix, and Roman Jackson. […]
By John Freer So, the local council election campaigns are underway – a couple of pleasing aspects being the number of candidates standing locally, and the fact more than 160 people turned out to the Whitianga Residents and Ratepayers Association’s inaugural mayoral candidate event. All six mayoral contenders fronted, we had a former mayor in […]
By John Freer Over half of the potential voters for the coming local council elections are still to decide who they want as their Thames Coromandel Mayor. According to the results of a recent Curia poll, undertaken by CFM, 54 percent of voters remain unsure of who will get their tick. The poll was conducted […]
